Pamir (river)
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Mountain Badachschan ( Tajikistan ), Badachschan ( Afghanistan ) |
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| River system | Amu Darya | |
| Drain over | Pandsch → Amu Darya → Aral Sea (temporarily) | |
| Source lake |
Zorkulsee 37 ° 27 ′ 4 ″ N , 73 ° 34 ′ 19 ″ E |
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| Source height | 4130 m | |
| Association with |
Wachandarja zum Pandsch Coordinates: 37 ° 1 ′ 3 ″ N , 72 ° 39 ′ 41 ″ E 37 ° 1 ′ 3 ″ N , 72 ° 39 ′ 41 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 2799 m | |
| Height difference | 1331 m
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 Hydrological catchment areas in Eastern Tajikistan |
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The Pamir is the right source river of the Pandsch in Central Asia .
River course
The river arises in the Pamir Mountains in the autonomous province of Berg-Badachschan in the far east of Tajikistan . It flows from the Zorkulsee at an altitude of 4130 m or arises from its source streams and then flows westward on the border with Afghanistan . At the junction of the towering Pamir and Hindu Kush mountains , it joins the Wachandarja (also called Wachan or Wak ) to the south-east of the 6,726 m high Karl Marx peak near the village of Langar at an altitude of 2,799 m .
Langar, located in Tajikistan near the border with Afghanistan, where a hydroelectric power station was built, is located in a narrow valley between the Hindu Kush and Pamir mountains.
