Gissar Range

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F The Hissargebirge, also Gissargebirge or Hissorgebirge, is a mountain range in Central Asia. It extends over 200 km in south- easterly direction along the border between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The highest peak of the mountain reaches a height of 4643 m. He was once the name of the mountain 22 Congress of the Communist Party, was for a time without a name and is now called Khazret Sultan. Today, he is the highest mountain in Uzbekistan.

The northern boundary of the mountains form the Serafschangebirge with the eponymous river and the westernmost province of Uzbek Surxondaryo. To the southeast, the Tajik district hisor is with the vast and fertile Hissartal which to district capital hisor and to Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan, is sufficient. In the east, the Tianshangebirge connects.

The geology of the Hissargebirge of mica -schist, granite and sandstone.

The annual rainfall in Hissargebirge reach values ​​of up to 1600 mm.