The Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan These 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
The Pamir plateaus in the southeast divide the country into two. The country's two highest peaks, the Kommunizma (24622 ft high), famous for its immense glacier Fedchenko (the biggest in the world and 45 miles long), and the Lenin (23779 ft) jut out over the country.