Pamir Mountains
The
Pamir Mountains are a mountain range in Central Asia formed by the junction of the Himalayas with Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Hindu Kush ranges. They are among the world’s highest mountains, and since Victorian times, they have been known as the "Roof of the World", presumably a translation from Persian. In other languages they are called: Kyrgyz Памир тоолору
Pamir Toolori; Persian: رشته کوه های پامیر
Reshte Kūh-hāye Pāmīr; Tajik: Ришта Кӯҳҳои Помир
Rishta Kuhhoyi Pomir; Pashto: د پامير غرونه
Da Pamir Ghruna; Uyghur: پامىر ئېگىزلىكى
Pamir Ezgizliki; Urdu: پامیر کوهستان
Pamir Kuhestan; simplified Chinese: 葱岭; traditional Chinese: 蔥嶺; pinyin:
Cōnglǐng; Wade–Giles:
Ts'ung-ling or "Onion Range". The name "Pamir" is used more commonly in Modern Chinese and loaned as simplified Chinese: 帕米尔; traditional Chinese: 帕米爾; pinyin:
Pàmǐ'ěr. The precise extent of the Pamir Mountains is debatable. They lie mostly in Gorno-Badakhshan province, Tajikistan and Badakshan Province, Afghanistan.