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Rushan Range Рушанский хребет
Location in Tajikistan
Highest point
Peak	Patkhor Peak
Elevation	6,083 m (19,957 ft)
Coordinates	37°54′0″N 72°10′0″E / 37.90000°N 72.16667°E / 37.90000; 72.16667
Dimensions
Length	120 km (75 mi) NE/SW
Width	35 km (22 mi) NW/SE
Geography
Country	Tajikistan
Parent range	Pamir Mountains
Geology
Rock age	Paleozoic
Rock type(s)	Granite, schist, quartzite, sandstone, limestone and 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.

See also

• List of mountains in Tajikistan

References

1. Big Soviet Encyclopedia, on-line edition (in Russian)

v t e Gorno-Badakhshan
Capital: Khorugh
Districts	Darvoz Ishkoshim Murghob Roshtqal'a Rushon Shughnon Vanj
Main cities and towns	Khorugh Kalai-Khumb Ishkoshim Murghob Roshtqal'a Rushon Vanj
Geography	Darvoz Range Vanj Range Yazgulem Range Rushan Range Shughnon Range Sarikol Range Shakhdara Range Ishkoshim Range Sarez Lake Zorkul Lake Karakul Lake Mayakovsky Peak Karl Marx Peak Pik Skalisty
Rivers	Bartang Gunt Pamir Panj Shakhdara Vanj Yazgulem

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