Zorkul is a lake in the Pamir Mountains that runs along the border between the Wakhan District in Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan and the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region of Tajikistan. It is part of both the Wakhan National Park of Afghanistan and the Tajik National Park.
The western end of lake Zorkul, where the Pamir River starts its course.
The Pamir Mountains are a range of mountains between Central Asia and South Asia. They are located at a junction with other notable mountains, namely the Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, Hindu Kush and the Himalaya mountain ranges. They are among the world's highest mountains.
Pamir Mountains
Image: 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