Rushan Range

{{Short description|Mountain range in Tajikistan}}

{{Infobox mountain range

| name=Rushan Range
Рушанский хребет

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| country=Tajikistan

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| parent=Pamir Mountains

| geology=Granite, schist, quartzite, sandstone, limestone and gneiss

| period=Paleozoic

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| highest=Patkhor Peak

| elevation_m=6083

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| length_km= 120| length_orientation= NE/SW

| width_km= 35 | width_orientation=NW/SE

| coordinates = {{coord|37|54|0|N|72|10|0|E|type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| map_caption= Location in Tajikistan

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Rushan Range is a mountain range in south-western Pamir in Tajikistan, trending in the south-westerly direction from Sarez Lake toward Khorog, between Gunt River to the south and Bartang River to the north. About 120 km long, it reaches its highest elevation of 6,083 m at Patkhor Peak.[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article098371.html Big Soviet Encyclopedia, on-line edition {{in lang|ru}}]

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{{Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province}}

Category:Mountain ranges of Tajikistan

Category:Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region

Category:Pamir Mountains

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