The Pamir plateausThese mountains are also locally known as Bam-i-Dunya (the roof of the world). Some of the highest mountain ranges in the world begin here. Jens Ferchland / age fotostock
90 % of Tajikistan is mountainous. Half of the territory is over 9843 ft high in altitude. In the West there are lowlands divided in two by Fan chains. Several mountain torrents supply the two main rivers in Tajikistan, the Sir Daria river, flowing through the northeast of the country, and Amu Daria, on the southern border.