Moscow Peak
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Moscow Peak, also Moskva Peak or Pik Moskva , is a 6,785 m peak in western Pamir
, located in the south-east of Jirgatol district
in Tajikistan
's Region of Republican Subordination
, about 10 km west of Ismail Samani Peak
, Tajikistan's highest mountain.
Moscow Peak is also the name of two much smaller mountains in the United States and Australia:
Pamir Mountains
The Pamir Mountains are a mountain range in Central Asia formed by the junction or knot of the Himalayas, 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" a probable...
, located in the south-east of Jirgatol district
Jirgatol district
Jirgatol district or Nohiyai Jirgatol lies in the extreme north-east corner of the Region of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan. Its northern boundary is the international boundary with Kyrgyzstan; on the south it borders with Tavildara and Tojikobod districts, and its western border is with...
in Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
's Region of Republican Subordination
Region of Republican Subordination
Districts of Republican Subordination is a region in Tajikistan, consisting of 13 districts which are directly under central rule.-History:...
, about 10 km west of Ismail Samani Peak
Ismail Samani Peak
Ismoil Somoni Peak is the highest mountain in Tajikistan and in the former Soviet Union, named after Ismoil Somoni, the ancestor of the Samanid dynasty.When the existence of a peak in the Soviet Pamir Mountains higher than Lenin Peak was first established in 1928, the mountain...
, Tajikistan's highest mountain.
Moscow Peak is also the name of two much smaller mountains in the United States and Australia:
- Moscow Peak in the State of Arizona (Yavapai County), U.S.A. (2,343 m, 34.403082N, 112.396001W)
- Moscow Peak in Victoria, Australia (1,647 m, 6.84401S, 148.1437E )