Hisar Range

Hisar Range (Tajik: Қаторкӯҳи Ҳисор; Uzbek: Hisor tizmasi, Russian: Гиссарский хребет; Ukrainian: Ґаторкугі Гісор; Persian: رشته‌کوه حصار; also known as Hissar, Hisor, or Gissar Range) is a mountain range in Central Asia, in the western part of the Pamir-Alay system, stretching over 200 km in the general east–west direction across the territory of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Hisar Range
tg. Қаторкӯҳи Ҳисор
uz. Hisor tizmasi
ru. Гиссарский хребет
View of the Anzob Pass across the Hisar Range with the Zarafshan Range in the background
Highest point
PeakKhazret Sultan (former Peak of the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party)
Elevation4,643 m (15,233 ft)
Coordinates38°55′N 68°15′E
Geography
Location in Tajikistan
CountryTajikistan, Uzbekistan
Parent rangePamir Mountains
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