The Fann Mountains ( Tajik : Кӯҳҳои Фон , romanized : Kúhhoi Fon ) are part of the western Pamir-Alay mountain system in Tajikistan 's Sughd Province , between the Zarafshan Range to the north and the Gissar Range to the south. In an east-west direction, they extend from the Fan Darya to the Archimaydan River.
6-462: The Fanns boast about a hundred peaks, with several rising to altitudes of more than 5,000 meters and relative elevations of up to 1,500 meters. The highest point in Fann Mountains is Chimtarga peak (5,489 m). Other 5,000-meter peaks are Bodkhona (5,138 m), Chapdara (5,050 m), Big Hansa, Little Hansa (5,031 m), Zamok ('5,070 m), Mirali (5,132 m), and Energia (5,120 m). There are many lakes in
12-656: The Zeravshan Mountains of south-western Sughd Province in western Tajikistan . The lakes and their surrounds have been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA). The lakes are 55 km (34 mi) southeast of the district centre of Panjakent. They lie in the Kulikalon cirque among remnants of juniper forest. They are fed by meltwater from the Chimtarga glacier , with water levels peaking in summer, and are drained by
18-584: The Artuch River. The middle part of the cirque is at an altitude of 2,800 m (9,200 ft) above sea level with the adjacent mountains rising to 3,000–3,500 m (9,800–11,500 ft). The area contains the largest remaining blocks of juniper forest in the western half of the Zeravshan Range, on the edge of the Chimtarga massif. The area around the lakes is used as pasture . The site
24-679: The Fanns.The best known are Alaudin lakes in the Chapdara River valley, Kulikalon Lakes on the northern slope of Chimtarga peak, Big Allo Lake and Iskanderkul Lake . There is a stunning mountain range in Western Tajikistan, near the city of Punjikent, which surprises tourists with its vivid, ever-changing colours. This are known as the Seven Lakes, Haftkul, or even Marguzor Lakes. In Tadjiki it means seven lakes (named after
30-403: The largest lake in the group). The best time for visiting is late June–mid-September for trekking and July–August for mountaineering, when the weather is usually at its best. Access is generally from Panjakent , which can be reached either from Dushanbe or Samarkand . Kulikalon Lakes The Kulikalon Lakes , also spelt Kul-i Kalon , are a group of three glacial lakes, or tarns , in
36-616: Was classified as an IBA because it supports significant numbers of the populations of various bird species, either as residents, or as breeding or passage migrants . These include Himalayan snowcocks , saker falcons , Himalayan vultures , solitary snipe , yellow-billed choughs , Hume's larks , sulphur-bellied warblers , wallcreepers , white-winged redstarts , brown accentors , water pipits , crimson-winged finches and white-winged grosbeaks . 39°15′25″N 68°09′49″E / 39.25694°N 68.16361°E / 39.25694; 68.16361 This Tajikistan location article
#952047