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The Pamir region is home to several different cultures, peoples and languages. In some of these languages, the Pamir Mountains are referred by … 展开

Coal is mined in the west, though sheep herding in upper meadowlands is the primary source of income for the region. 展开

In the early 1980s, a deposit of gemstone-quality clinohumite was discovered in the Pamir Mountains. It was the only such deposit known until the discovery of gem-quality material in the Taymyr region of Siberia, in 2000.
The earliest known … 展开

In December 2009, the New York Times featured articles on the possibilities for tourism in the Pamir area of Tajikistan. 2013 proved to be the most successful year ever for tourism in … 展开

• Kongur Tagh (left) and Kongur Tiube (slightly to the right) as seen from the Karakoram Highway
• Slopes of … 展开

The lapis lazuli found in Egyptian tombs is thought to come from the Pamir area in Badakhshan province of Afghanistan. About 138 BCE Zhang Qian reached the Fergana Valley northwest of the Pamirs. Ptolemy vaguely describes a trade route through the area. From … 展开

The Pamir Highway, the world's second highest international road, runs from Dushanbe in Tajikistan to Osh in Kyrgyzstan through … 展开