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How does the Sarykol Range relate to the border between Tajikistan and China?
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The Sarykol Range serves as the geographic border between the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous province of Tajikistan and the Peopleās Republic of China.12
Located in the eastern Pamirs, this north-south mountain range extends for approximately 215 miles (350 km) from the Markansu River valley in the north to the Beik Pass in the south. It acts as a significant physical divide, forming the main watershed for the Amu Darya and Tarim River basins. The region situated to the east of the Sarykol Range is sometimes referred to as the Chinese Pamirs.12