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Zorkul is a lake
Lake

A lake is a terrain feature , a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all....
 in the Pamir Mountains
Pamir Mountains

The Pamir Mountains are a mountain range in Central Asia formed by the junction or knot of the Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun Mountains, and Hindu Kush ranges....
, Hindu Kush
Hindu Kush

The Hindu Kush is a mountain range located in eastern and central Afghanistan, northwestern Pakistan and northeastern India.The origin of the name Hindu Kush is disputed, despite its coinage apparently dating back no further than c.1330....
. It extends east to west for about 25 km. The Afghan
Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
-Tajik
Tajikistan

Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east....
 border runs along the lake from east to west, turning south towards Concord Peak
Concord Peak

Concord Peak is a mountain of the Pamir Mountains, on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border, about south of Lake Zorkul.References...
 (5,469 m), about 15 km south of the lake. The lake's northern half lies in Tajikistan. Out of the lake, towards the west, flows Pamir River
Pamir River

Pamir is a river in Tajikistan and Afghanistan. It is the right tributary of the Panj River.The river has its sources in the Pamir Mountains in Gorno-Badakhshan province in the far eastern part of Tajikistan....
, tracing the Afghan
Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
-Tajik
Tajikistan

Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east....
 border. At the eastern end of the lake is a small settlement, Qarabolaq.








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Zorkul is a lake
Lake

A lake is a terrain feature , a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all....
 in the Pamir Mountains
Pamir Mountains

The Pamir Mountains are a mountain range in Central Asia formed by the junction or knot of the Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun Mountains, and Hindu Kush ranges....
, Hindu Kush
Hindu Kush

The Hindu Kush is a mountain range located in eastern and central Afghanistan, northwestern Pakistan and northeastern India.The origin of the name Hindu Kush is disputed, despite its coinage apparently dating back no further than c.1330....
. It extends east to west for about 25 km. The Afghan
Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
-Tajik
Tajikistan

Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east....
 border runs along the lake from east to west, turning south towards Concord Peak
Concord Peak

Concord Peak is a mountain of the Pamir Mountains, on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border, about south of Lake Zorkul.References...
 (5,469 m), about 15 km south of the lake. The lake's northern half lies in Tajikistan. Out of the lake, towards the west, flows Pamir River
Pamir River

Pamir is a river in Tajikistan and Afghanistan. It is the right tributary of the Panj River.The river has its sources in the Pamir Mountains in Gorno-Badakhshan province in the far eastern part of Tajikistan....
, tracing the Afghan
Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
-Tajik
Tajikistan

Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and People's Republic of China to the east....
 border. At the eastern end of the lake is a small settlement, Qarabolaq.

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