Hissaro-Alay is a mountain system in Central Asia, part of the Pamir-Alay.
Location Hissaro-Alay is located west of the Pamirs, between the Fergana Valley in the north, the Karshi Steppe, the Tajik Depression and the Alay Valley in the south. The eastern part of the system is located on the territory of Kyrgyzstan, the middle - in Tajikistan and the western - in Uzbekistan. The length of Hissaro-Alai from west to east is about , the width in the western part is up to , and in the east up to .
History Neolithic cultures, such as Hissar have inhabited the Hissaro-Alay mountain area between 6-2 millennia BCE whose economy consisted of sheep and goat pastoralism.
Ridges source: NameMax. height (meters above sea level)Length (km)Glacier area (km2)Turkestan Range5621340600Hisar (Gissar) Range4643200390Zarafshan Range5489397307 (Karatekinsky) Range39509060 Range2621250 Range1672250 Mountains500150Karatau Mountains1108500Nuratau Range21651700Etaktau Range1993870Karakchitau Mountains1103220Koitas Mountains1905520Natrantoo Range3375350Terektau Range4454800Baisuntau Range44241500Köýtendag Range (Kugitangtau Range)3137410Alay Range5539400811
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