Zeravshan River — (also Zarafshan or Zarafshon, tg. Дарёи Зарафшон, uz. Zarafshon, from the Persian word زر افشان, zar afshān , meaning the sprayer of gold ), whilst smaller and less well known than the two great rivers of Central Asia, the Amu Darya (or Oxus) and … Wikipedia
Zeravshan River — ▪ river, Central Asia river rising in the eastern Turkistan Range and flowing 545 miles (877 km) west through Tajikistan and southeastern Uzbekistan to disappear in the desert north of Chärjew near the Amu Darya, of which it was at one time … Universalium
Gissar Range — is a mountain range in Central Asia, in the western part of the Pamir–Alay system, stretching over 200 km in the general east west direction across the territory of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The Gissar Range (also known as Hissar or Hisor Range) … Wikipedia
Turkestan Range — One of the westernmost extensions of the massive Tian Shan system, the Turkestan Range stretches for a total length of 340 km from the Alay Mountains on the border of Kyrgyzstan with Tajikistan to the Samarkand oasis in Uzbekistan. It runs in the … Wikipedia
Zarafshan Range — near Anzob Pass The Zarafshan Range (Russian: Зеравшанский хребет) is a mountain range in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, part of the Pamir Alay mountains. It stretches south of the Zeravshan River. The range extends over 370 km in the east west… … Wikipedia
Turkistan Range — ▪ mountain range, Central Asia also called Turkestan Mountains, mountain range in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Branching off from the Alay Mountains, it extends for 200 miles (320 km) east west between the Fergana and… … Universalium
Tien Shan — /tyen shahn / a mountain range in central Asia, in China and Kirghizia. Highest peak, Pobeda Peak, 24,406 ft. (7439 m). Also, Tian Shan. * * * Chinese Tian Shan or T ien Shan ( Celestial Mountains ) Mountain chain, Central Asia. Lying mainly in… … Universalium
Tajikistan — /teuh jik euh stan , stahn , jee keuh /, n. Tadzhikistan. * * * Tajikistan Introduction Tajikistan Background: Tajikistan has experienced three changes in government and a five year civil war since it gained independence in 1991 from the USSR. A… … Universalium
Fann Mountains — (known diminutively as the Fanns) are part of the western Pamir Alay mountain system and are located in Tajikistan s Sughd Province between the Zeravshan Range to the north and the Gissar Range to the south (see [http://ai.stanford.edu/… … Wikipedia
Geography of Tajikistan — Map of Tajikistan Tajikistan is nestled between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to the north and west, China to the east, and Afghanistan to the south. Mountains cover 93 percent of Tajikistan s surface area. The two principal ranges, the Pamir… … Wikipedia