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A satellite view of Lake Karakul in the Pamirs

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PhotographNASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team · Public domain

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The Soviet Officers Glacier in the Tajik National ParkPhoto: AmanovDmitry, CC BY 3.0
A view of the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan from a Tajik Air airplanePhoto: Irene2005, CC BY 2.0
The chinese border fence, seen from the Pamir Highway (tadjikistan)Photo: Benoît Vicart, CC0
The Pamir Highway in Tadjikistan, with on the left the fence marking the border with ChinaPhoto: Benoît Vicart, CC0
A satellite view of Lake Karakul in the PamirsPhoto: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team, Public domain
The Pamir Highway beside Lake KarakulPhoto: Hans Birger Nilsen, CC BY-SA 2.0
The Pamir Highway beneath the mountain peaksPhoto: Hans Birger Nilsen, CC BY-SA 2.0
Map showing the route of the Pamir Highway through Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and KyrgyzstanPhoto: Derived from CIA map by Bantman at en.wikipedia, transferred to Commons by User:Man77 using CommonsHelper., Public domain
The road through Karakul in the PamirsPhoto: Hans Birger Nilsen, CC BY-SA 2.0
The high plateau beside the Pamir HighwayPhoto: Hans Birger Nilsen, CC BY-SA 2.0
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