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Stalin Peak

Stalin Peak

8.9
The highest mountain in the Pamir Mountains near the China and Tajikistan border, about 7,495 metres high
  • proper noun
translation icon : pico Stalin
  • After independence, Tajikistan renamed Stalin Peak to Ismoil Somoni Peak.

Examples

  • In 1933, a Soviet team made the first successful ascent of Stalin Peak.

  • Mountaineers from around the world are drawn to the challenge of climbing Stalin Peak.

  • I plan to climb Stalin Peak next summer.

  • Have you ever visited Stalin Peak?

  • In 1933, a Soviet team made the first successful ascent of Stalin Peak.

  • Mountaineers from around the world are drawn to the challenge of climbing Stalin Peak.

  • After independence, Tajikistan renamed Stalin Peak to Ismoil Somoni Peak.

Synonyms

Ismoil Somoni Peak
vsStalin Peak
9.9

The highest mountain in the Pamirs in northeast Tajikistan near China

is an alternate older name rather than the official current name
Communism Peak
vsStalin Peak
8.8

A former name for Ismail Samani Peak, the highest mountain in the Pamirs in northeastern Tajikistan

is the present official name not the former one
Mount Communism
vsStalin Peak
8.8

Former official name of Tajikistan's highest peak, now called Ismoil Somoni Peak

is now the accepted official name instead of older titles
Mount Garmo
vsStalin Peak
8.6

The highest mountain in the Pamir Mountains in northeastern Tajikistan near China

is actually the recognized official name rather than this alternate label

Surface Forms

Stalin Peak main

Morphology

Stalin + peak

The compound is simply the proper name 'Stalin' plus the noun 'peak', so a B1 learner who knows both words will infer it denotes a mountain/peak named after Stalin. Although specific facts like height or exact location cannot be derived from the constituents, the basic referent (a mountain called Stalin Peak) is compositionally transparent and follows common naming patterns across languages.

Etymology

Stalin Peak got its name in Soviet times when people often named big places after Stalin, the Soviet 'leader', and peak just means the top of a mountain. That's why the mountain was called Stalin Peak, but after Tajikistan became independent it was renamed Ismoil Somoni Peak.