The beautiful scenery of blue lake, snow mountains, white clouds and blue sky in autumn in Pamirs.The Pamir mountains, or Pamirs or Pamir Knot, is a large region of high ground at the junction of several other mountain ranges of which the best-known is the Himalayas. The terrain is difficult and the population sparse. There are several mountains over 7,000 m and some large glaciers. Nearby regions with relatively flat land and denser population are the area around Kashgar to the east, the Ferghana Valley to the north, and Bactria to the west. Central Afghanistan is to the south, across the Hindu Kush range. Historically, the Pamir Mountains were considered a strategic trade route between Kashgar and Kokand on the Northern Silk Road and have been subject to numerous territorial conquests. The Northern Silk Road about 2,600 km 1,616 mi in length connected the ancient Chinese capital of Xi`an over the Pamir Mountains towards the west to emerge in Kashgar before linking to ancient Parthia.
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