Fann Mountains

Fann Mountains

Fann Mountains (known diminutively as the Fanns) are part of the western Pamir-Alay mountain system and are located in Tajikistan's Sughd Province between the Zeravshan Range to the north and the Gissar Range to the south (see [http://ai.stanford.edu/~latombe/mountain/photo/central-asia-06/fann-06.htm map of Fann Mountains] ). In the east-west direction they extend from Fandarya River to Archimaydan River, and the cluster of Marguzor lakes west of Archimaydan is also included in the Fanns.

The Fanns boast about a hundred beautiful peaks, with several rising to altitudes of more than 5000 meters and relative elevations of up to 1500 meters. The highest point in Fann Mountains is [http://www.fany.ru/index.php?mod=gallery&page=mount_chimtarga Chimtarga peak] (5489 m). Other 5000 m peaks are [http://www.fany.ru/index.php?mod=gallery&page=mount_bodhona Bodkhona] (5138 m), [http://www.fany.ru/index.php?mod=gallery&page=mount_chapdara Chapdara] (5050 m), [http://www.fany.ru/index.php?mod=gallery&page=mount_ganza Big Hansa] (5306 m), Little Hansa (5031 m), [http://www.fany.ru/index.php?mod=gallery&page=mount_zamok Zamok] ("Castle", 5070 m), [http://www.fany.ru/index.php?mod=gallery&page=mount_mirali Mirali] (5132 m), and [http://www.fany.ru/index.php?mod=gallery&page=mount_energia Energy] (5120 m). There are many beautiful lakes in the Fanns. The best known are [http://www.fany.ru/index.php?mod=gallery&page=lakes Alaudin lakes] in the Chapdara River valley, [http://www.fany.ru/index.php?mod=gallery&page=lakes Kulikalon lakes] on the northern slope of Chimtarga peak, Allo Lake, and the most outstanding of all Iskanderkul Lake.

The best time of the year to trek and climb in the Fanns is from the end the June to beginning of September, when the weather is exceptionally kind. Access is generally from Pendjikent, which can be reached either from Dushanbe or Samarkand.

External links

* [http://www.fany.ru/ Fann Mountains ]
* [http://ari.rdx.net/abc/mountains/asia.htm Mountains of the World]
* [http://www.tichavsky.net/foto_fanky.html Photographs of Fann Mountains]
* [http://www.fany.ru/index.php?mod=gallery Fann Mountains: photo gallery]
* [http://mountains.tos.ru/fansk_m.htm Mountaineering map of the Fanns]


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