Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)

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Tajikistan

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The Tajik National Park is located in the eastern part of the country, covering more than 2.5 million hectares, at the intersection of the highest mountain ranges of Eurasia, in the heart of the so-called "Pamir Knot". The park is divided into plateaus in the east and rugged peaks in the west, some of which reach more than 7,000 meters, with strong seasonal temperature changes. The park has 1,085 glaciers, including the longest valley glacier outside the polar regions, 170 rivers and more than 400 lakes. The park is rich in plant species from the Southwest and Central Asian floras and is home to rare and endangered birds and mammals from all over the country (Marco Polo argali, snow leopard and Siberian ibex, among others). The park is subject to frequent strong earthquakes, is sparsely populated and is almost unaffected by agriculture and permanent human settlement. It provides a unique opportunity to study plate tectonics and subduction phenomena.

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Map of eastern Tajikistan and the Pamir Ranges, showing the Pamir National Park outlined in green

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image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/USSR-Tajikistan-Peak%20Communism.jpg
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/064pshh
inception	1992-01-01T00:00:00Z
coordinate location	Point(72.0 39.0)
area	2611674

start time	2013-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)
official name	Parque Nacional Tayiko (Cordillera del Pamir)
official name	Parc national tadjik (montagnes du Pamir)
official name	タジク国立公園（パミール山脈）
official name	Nationaal park Tadzjikistan (Bergen van de Pamir)