Which peak was formerly known as Communism Peak?

Ismoil Somoni Peak was formerly known as Communism Peak.

The 7,495-metre summit stands in Tajikistan’s Pamir Mountains and is the country’s highest point. It was first named Stalin Peak in 1933, after Soviet explorers established that the previously mapped peak was a distinct mountain. During Nikita Khrushchev’s de-Stalinization campaign, the name changed to Communism Peak in 1962.

The mountain’s Soviet-era name remained widely used until Tajikistan replaced it with Ismoil Somoni Peak in 1998. The current name honours Ismail Samani, the 9th- and 10th-century ruler associated with the Samanid dynasty and an important figure in Tajik national identity.

The first ascent took place on 3 September 1933, when Yevgeniy Abalakov reached the summit during a Soviet expedition. The peak is sometimes confused with Korzhenevskaya Peak or Lenin Peak, other famous Pamir summits with Soviet-era naming histories. “Communism Peak” and “Stalin Peak” therefore refer to earlier names of the same mountain, not separate peaks.