




The Pamir Mountains are a mountain range in Central Asia formed by the junction or knot of the Himalayas, Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Hindu Kush ranges.

Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County (Tashkorgan, Taxkorgan, Taj Qurghan) is one of the counties of Kashgar Prefecture in western Xinjiang. The total population of Tashkurgan is 27,800, among them 84% Tajiks, 4% Han and 12% other nationalities.