Kyzylart Pass

Kyzylart Pass (Russian: Кызыл-Арт; Kyrgyz: Кызыл-Арт ашуусу) is a mountain pass and border crossing in the Trans-Alay Range on the border of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The highest point is 4,280 m (14,042 ft).^[1] The border checkpoint on the Kyrgyz side is Bor-Döbö.^[2] The area is typically rugged and dry. It is crossed by the Pamir Highway which leads south from Sary-Tash in the Alay Valley up onto the Pamir plateau toward Karakol Lake and Murghab, Tajikistan. In the late nineteenth century the Russians explored and eventually occupied the Pamir plateau.

Elevation4,280 m (14,040 ft)

LocationKyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border

RangeTrans-Alay Range

Coordinates39°23′03.60″N 73°19′21″E

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Kyzylart Pass
Kyrgyz: Кызыл-Арт ашуусу
Kyzylart Pass Location within Kyrgyzstan
Elevation	4,280 m (14,040 ft)
Location
Location	Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border
Range	Trans-Alay Range
Coordinates	39°23′03.60″N 73°19′21″E

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