Ismoil Somoni Peak
Tajikistan · Asia
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Ismoil Somoni Peak (Tajik: Қуллаи Исмоили Сомонӣ, romanized: Qulla-i Ismō‘il-i Sōmōnî/Qullaji Ismojili Somonī; Russian: Пик Исмои́ла Сомони́, romanized: Pik Ismoíla Somoní) is the highest mountain in Tajikistan, as well as the former Russian Empire and Soviet Union before Tajikistan's independence. The mountain is named after Ismail Samani, a ruler of the Samanid Empire. It is located in the Pamir Range.
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