Ismoil Somoni Peak
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Ismoil Somoni Peak is the highest mountain in Tajikistan, as well as the former Russian Empire and Soviet Union before Tajikistan's independence. The mountain is named after Ismail Samani, a ruler of
Ismoil Somoni Peak (also known as Pik Kommunizma) in 2023
Junko Tabei on Communism Peak in 1985 together with two other Japanese and four Estonian mountaineers. Photo by Jaan Künnap.
Pamir Mountains
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The Pamir Mountains are a mountain range in Central Asia and South Asia. They are located at a junction with other notable mountain ranges, namely the Tian Shan, the Karakoram, the Kunlun, the Hindu K
Ismoil Somoni Peak
…Empire and Soviet Union before Tajikistan's independence. The mountain is named after Ismail Samani, a ruler of the Samanid Empire. It is located in the Pamir Range. When the existence of a peak in the Soviet Pamir Mountains higher than Lenin Peak was first established in 1928, the mountain was tentatively identified…
Pamir Mountains
High Asia Mountain Ranges
Kongur Tagh (left) and Kongur Tiube (slightly to the right) as seen from the Karakoram Highway
Slopes of Pamir Mountains on the Chinese side and Muztagh Ata