It is called the roof of the world because they are at high altitude.
Pamir plateau roof of the world.
Between oxus and jumna.
Roof of the world released 8 23 20 the pamir mountains are a land of pristine blue skies valleys of endless grass and rugged ancient mountains.
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.
The term usually refers to the mountainous interior of asia including the pamirs the himalayas the tibet the tian shan and the altai mountains.
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O centro dos pamir é a província tajique de gorno badakhshan mas estende se também ao quirguistão afeganistão e paquistão.
The pamirs are a mountain range in central asia stretching from afghanistan into tajikistan.
At the crossroads of the silk road this obscure region has been criss crossed by travelers pilgrims nomads and conquering armies.
Being the narrative of a journey over the high plateau of tibet to the russian frontier and the oxus sources on pamir.
This mountainous area a large part of which is located in gorno badakhshan in tajikistan is one of the most inaccessible in the world.
The term the roof of the world was coined to refer to a region within asia with exceptionally high mountains.
High plateau desert and multi coloured rock formations resembling more a moonscape than mountains.
The pamir mountains are located within the tajikistani province of gorno badakhshan.
The first time that the word was used in recorded history was in reference to the pamir mountains which rise to a height of about 25 095 feet.
The pamirs are one of the last undiscovered tourist destinations.
As global temperatures rise the world s snow resources are predicted to change significantly hosaka et al 2005.
They are among the world s highest mountains its translation in.
Christensen et al 2007.
The pamir highway the lifeline to markets in kyrgyzstan and in future china.
Tibetan plateau and the himalayas bhattarail and regmi 2011.
Deser et al 2010.
The roof of the world.
This is the real pamir.
This region used to be at the bottom of the sea and was pushed up by the geological phenomenon of continental drift and the clash of tectonic plates.
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.