Hissaro-Alay

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Hissaro-Alay
Chimtarga Peak.jpg
Chimtarga peak
Highest point
Peak Chimtarga
Elevation 5,489 m (18,009 ft)
Dimensions
Length900 km (560 mi)
Width80–150 km (50–93 mi)
Naming
Native name
Geography
Hissaro-Alay
Countries Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
Range coordinates 39°28′0″N69°58′0″E / 39.46667°N 69.96667°E / 39.46667; 69.96667

Hissaro-Alay is a mountain system in Central Asia, part of the Pamir-Alay.

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Location

Hissaro-Alay is located west of the Pamirs, between the Fergana Valley in the north, the Karshi Steppe, the Tajik Depression and the Alay Valley in the south. The eastern part of the system is located on the territory of Kyrgyzstan, the middle - in Tajikistan and the western - in Uzbekistan. The length of Hissaro-Alai from west to east is about 900 km (560 mi), the width in the western part is up to 150 km (93 mi), and in the east up to 80 km (50 mi).

History

Neolithic cultures, such as Hissar have inhabited the Hissaro-Alay mountain area between 6-2 millennia BCE whose economy consisted of sheep and goat pastoralism. [1]

Ridges

source: [2]

NameMax. height (meters above sea level)Length (km)Glacier area (km2)
Turkestan Range 5621340600
Hisar (Gissar) Range 4643200390
Zarafshan Range 5489397307
Rashton (Karatekinsky) Range39509060
Malguzar Range2621250
Hobduntau Mountains1672250
Aktau Mountains500150
Karatau Mountains1108500
Nuratau Range 21651700
Etaktau Range1993870
Karakchitau Mountains1103220
Koitas Mountains1905520
Natrantoo Range3375350
Terektau Range4454800
Baysun Tau Range [3] 44241500
Kugitangtau Range 3137410
Alay Range 5539400811

References

  1. Taylor, William T. T.; Pruvost, Mélanie; Posth, Cosimo; Rendu, William; Krajcarz, Maciej T.; Abdykanova, Aida; Brancaleoni, Greta; Spengler, Robert; Hermes, Taylor; Schiavinato, Stéphanie; Hodgins, Gregory (September 2021). "Evidence for early dispersal of domestic sheep into Central Asia". Nature Human Behaviour. 5 (9): 1169–1179. doi:10.1038/s41562-021-01083-y. ISSN   2397-3374. PMID   33833423. S2CID   233191571.
  2. "Горы Средней Азии". asiaxx.narod.ru. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  3. "Baysun Tau: hight [sic] altitude caves and mountain chains of Uzbekistan". milesbeyond.it. Retrieved 2022-04-24.