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Rushan Range

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Length
  
120 km (75 mi) NE/SW

Country
  
Tajikistan

Elevation
  
6,083 m

Parent range
  
Pamir Mountains

Width
  
35 km (22 mi) NW/SE

Age of rock
  
Paleozoic

Highest point
  
Patkhor Peak

Mountains
  
Patkhor Peak

Rushan Range

Type of rock
  
Granite, schist, quartzite, sandstone, limestone and gneiss

Types of rock
  
Granite, Schist, Quartzite, Sandstone, Limestone, Gneiss

Rushan Range is a mountain range in south-western Pamir in Tajikistan, trending in the south-westerly direction from Sarez Lake toward Khorog, between Gunt River to the south and Bartang River to the north. About 120 km long, it reaches its highest elevation of 6,083 m at Patkhor Peak.

References

Rushan Range Wikipedia