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Touring Sorj in Tajikistan
Sorj in the region of Gorno-Badakhshan is located in Tajikistan - some 190 mi or ( 306 km ) South-East of Dushanbe , the country's capital city .
Time in Sorj is now 05:53 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Dushanbe " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zaybak, Kabul, Jurm, Fayzabad, and Peshawar. Being here already, consider visiting Zaybak . Check out our recommendations for Sorj ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Shakhdara Range
Shakhdara Range lies in the extreme south-western Pamir in Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province. It runs roughly in the east-west direction between Shakhdara River to the north and Panj on the border with Afghanistan to the south, rising toward Mayakovskiy Peak (6,096 m) in the west and Karl Marx Peak (6,726 m) in the east.
Located at 37.17 72.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Mayakovskiy Peak
Mayakovskiy Peak is a peak in Pamir Mountains, in the extreme south-west corner of Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, where the north-south Ishkoshim Range joins the east-west Shakhdara Range. Elevation 6,096 m. Discovered in the early 1930s by Soviet explorer Luknitskiy, who gave it a figurative name, Three-Headed Peak. After the first ascent by Soviet alpinists in 1947, the peak was renamed in honor of the Soviet Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovskiy (1893-1930).
Located at 37.17 71.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Ishkoshim Range
Ishkoshim Range, also Ishkashim Range, is a mountain range in Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan, in the extreme southwest corner of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province. It is about 90 km long, running along the right bank of the Panj River and the eastern border of Ishkoshim District with Roshtqal'a District. It contains the Ishkashim Important Bird Area.
Located at 37.00 71.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
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