Ismoil Somoni Peak

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Ismoil Somoni Peak is a prominent mountain in the Pamir range of Central Asia, historically known as the highest summit in the former Soviet Union.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
mountain
summit
approximateLatitude 38.95 N
approximateLongitude 72.10 E
climate alpine climate
climbingType high-altitude mountaineering
continent Asia
country Tajikistan NERFINISHED
difficulty technical alpine climb
elevation 24590 ft
7495 m
firstAscentBy Yevgeniy Abalakov NERFINISHED
firstAscentYear 1933
formerName Communism Peak
Stalin Peak
hasFeature glaciated slopes
steep ridges
hasGlacier Fedchenko Glacier (nearby glacier system)
hasIceCover extensive
hasSnowCover permanent
heritageSignificance national symbol of Tajikistan
highestPointOf Pamir Mountains (Tajikistan section)
Tajikistan NERFINISHED
former Soviet Union NERFINISHED
listing Seven-thousanders of the Pamirs
locatedIn Central Asia
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
Pamir Mountains NERFINISHED
Soviet Union (historical) NERFINISHED
Tajikistan NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Eurasia
mountainRange Pamir Mountains NERFINISHED
namedAfter Ismoil Somoni
notableFor being the highest peak in the Pamirs
being the highest summit in the former Soviet Union
partOf Pamir-Alay mountain system NERFINISHED
prominence 3402 m
rangeType high mountain
region Gorno-Badakhshan
relativeHeightCategory ultra-prominent peak
renamedInHonorOf Ismoil Somoni
status one of the Five Snow Leopard Peaks
usedFor high-altitude research
mountaineering expeditions
wasHighestPointOf Soviet Union

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