Pamirs

[ pah-meerz ]

noun

1. the Pamirs, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where three mountain ranges ( the Hindu Kush, the Tien Shan, and the Himalayas ) converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7,600 meters).

Pamirs

/ pəˈmɪəz /

plural noun

1. the Pamirs
   a mountainous area of central Asia, mainly in Tajikistan and partly in Kyrgyzstan, extending into China and Afghanistan: consists of a complex of high ranges, from which the Tian Shan projects to the north, the Kunlun and Karakoram to the east, and the Hindu Kush to the west; Ismoil Somoni (formerly Communism Peak) is situated in the Tajik Pamirs. Highest peak: Kongur Shan, 7719 m (25 326 ft) Also known asthe Pamir

Example Sentences

“And make it into the foothills. We could lose them in the Pamirs.”

From Literature

Mostly known for its deserts, Xinjiang is also home to long mountain ranges along its borders, including the Tian Shan mountains, the Pamirs, the Kunlun mountains and the Karakoram, which have become increasingly popular for Chinese tourists amid COVID-19 restrictions on international travel.

From Reuters

We were in what I can only imagine were the foothills of the Pamirs, the mountain range beyond which lay Persian-speaking Tajikistan.

From New York Times

That afternoon, we moved higher into the eastern Pamirs, stopping to marvel at the shimmering freshwater lakes of Yashil Kul and Bulunkul.

From New York Times

As we climbed higher and higher into the eastern Pamirs, its wild remoteness closed in around us.

From New York Times