Zorkul (37°27′ N 73°42′ E) is a lake in the Pamir Mountains, Hindu Kush. It extends east to west for about 25 km. Along the western half of the lake runs the Afghan-Tajik border, turning south towards Concord Peak (5469 m), about 15 km south of the lake. The lake's eastern half lies in Tajikistan. Out of the lake, towards the west, flows Pamir River. At the eastern end of the lake is a small settlement, Qarabolaq. Located in Central Asia, the Pamir Mountains are formed by the junction of the Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Hindu Kush ranges. ... The Hindu Kush or Hindukush (هندوکش in Persian) is a mountain range in Afghanistan as well as in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... National anthem Surudi milli Official language Tajiki-Persian Capital Dushanbe President Emomali Rahmonov Prime Minister Akil Akilov Area – Total – % water Ranked 92nd 143,100 km² 0. ... Concord Peak (37. ... The Amu Darya (also Amudarya, Amudarya, in Persian آمودریا; Darya means sea in Persian) is a river in Central Asia. ...
Zorkul Lake habited by pseudoosman and tibetian loach, and also by some species of invertebrate animals.
Adjacent to Zorkul Lake mountain territory of South Amur mountain ridge inhabited by Pamir argali Marco Polo, Siberian ibexes, snow leopards, wolves and other species of fauna.
Among the smaller mammals for reserve are habitual: ermine, weasel, red fox, turkestan lynx and Tian Shan brown bear.
THREE U.S. DUSHANBE, May 24 (RIA Novosti) - Three U.S. citizens were detained near the Zorkul border checkpoint on the Tajik-Afghan border, chairman of the Tajik border protection committee Saidamir Zukhurov said at a press conference in Dushanbe on Tuesday.
It might be a misunderstanding because the young Americans had entry visas but did not know that the border should be crossed in special places," Zukhurov said.
The Zorkul checkpoint is located about 4,000 meters above the sea on the territory of the Murgab border detachment on the junction of the Tajik, Afghan and Chinese borders.
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