Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
PAMIRS
or Pamir geographical name mountain region central Asia in Tajikistan & on borders of Xinjiang Uygur, Kashmir, & Afghanistan from which radiate Tian Shan to N, Kunlun & Karakoram to E, & Hindu Kush to W; has many peaks over 20,000 feet (6096 meters )