The Pamir Mountains are a range of mountains between Central Asia and South Asia. They are located at a junction with … See more

The Pamir region is home to several different cultures, peoples and languages. In some of these languages, the Pamir Mountains are referred by different names.
In Indo-European languages, they are called: … See more

• 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 … See more

Coal is mined in the west, though sheep herding in upper meadowlands is the primary source of income for the region. See more

The lapis lazuli found in Egyptian tombs is thought to come from the Pamir area in Badakhshan province of Afghanistan. About 138 BCE Zhang Qian reached the Fergana Valley northwest of the Pamirs. Ptolemy vaguely de… See more

In the early 1980s, a deposit of gemstone-quality clinohumite was discovered in the Pamir Mountains. It was the only such deposit known until the discovery of gem-quality material in the Taymyr region of Siberia, … See more