Zarafshan Range

Zarafshan Range
Zarafshan Range
	Part of the Zarafshan Range seen from Anzob Pass
Highest point
Peak	Chimtarga Peak
Elevation	5,489 m (18,009 ft)
Coordinates	39°20′N 69°40′E / 39.333°N 69.667°E
Dimensions
Length	230 mi (370 km) East–West
Naming
Native name	Қаторкӯҳҳои Зарафшон (Tajik); Зеравшанский хребет (Russian); Zarafshon (Uzbek);
Geography
	Location in Tajikistan
Countries	Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Parent range	Pamir-Alay

The Zarafshan Range (Russian: Зеравшанский хребет, Zeravšanskij hrebet; Tajik: Қаторкӯҳҳои Зарафшон; Uzbek: Zarafshon; also Zeravshan or Zarafshon; from Persian زرافشان Zar-afshān, meaning "the sprayer of gold")^[1] is a mountain range in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, part of the Pamir-Alay mountains.^[1] Almost all of the range belongs to the drainage basins of the Zarafshan River.

The Persian name is believed to possibly be a reference to gold found in bed of the Zarafshan River and its tributaries, which has ushered prosperity to the region from ancient times.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Soucek, Svat (17 February 2000). A History of Inner Asia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 4–. ISBN 978-0-521-65704-4.
^ Henry Lansdell (1885). Russian Central Asia: Including Kuldja, Bokhara, Khiva and Merv. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington. pp. 534–.

[Soucek2000-1] Soucek, Svat (17 February 2000). A History of Inner Asia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 4–. ISBN 978-0-521-65704-4.

[Lansdell1885-2] Henry Lansdell (1885). Russian Central Asia: Including Kuldja, Bokhara, Khiva and Merv. Sampson Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington. pp. 534–.

[1]

[2]