Pamir Roof Of The World

Pamir river near zorkul.

Pamir roof of the world.

The pamirs are one of the last undiscovered tourist destinations. Tibet as the roof of the world. The roof of the world or top of the world is a metaphoric description of the high region in the world also known as high asia. Just after the karakoram highway in pakistan.

Murghab and the madian valley pamir highway. The nation of tibet earned the distinction of being the roof of the world because it. It is called the roof of the world because they are at high altitude. The pamir mountains are a mountain range in central asia formed by the junction of the himalayas with tian shan karakoram kunlun and hindu kush ranges.

Karakul pamir highway. Travel agency roof of the world travel an experienced team managers guides and drivers are always happy to organize tours on your request in pamir and other parts of tajikistan. Our mission is to ensure maximum comfort and a true pleasure from the journey getting unforgettable emotions during passage through the paths of the great silk road even in the most demanding tourists. This website is dedicated to the children and other people of the pamirs a region they know as pomir the roof of the world although some claim that pomir means feet of the sun.

They are among the world s highest mountains its translation in. Barchidev bartang zorkul looking west. The residents who lived in the region around the pamir mountains christened it the roof of the. Wakhan from yamchun zamr i atish parast fortress of fire worshippers yamchun.

Which country is known as the roof of the world. The pamirs are a mountain range in central asia stretching from afghanistan into tajikistan. Victorian explorers were the first to dub the pamir the roof of the world its mountains and plateaus form a tectonic knot spreading across asia through afghanistan s hindu kush kyrgyzstan s. Yashilkul looking northeast.

The term usually refers to the mountainous interior of asia including the pamirs the himalayas the tibet the tian shan and the altai mountains. Answered february 17 2015. Pamir highway traveling the roof of the world the pamir highway is the second highest highway in the world. I have been and it is beautiful.