Kyzylart Pass
Mountain pass between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
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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.
| Kyzylart Pass | |
|---|---|
| Kyrgyz: Кызыл-Арт ашуусу | |
| 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 |