or PAMERE, an elevated region in Central Asia, to the N. of the Hindu Koosh Mountains, forms a part of Independent Tartary. It contains the lake from which the Oxus takes its origin; and has some mountains rising to the height of 1900 feet above the sea. The inhabitants of this country are Kirghises, who pursue a wandering and pastoral mode of life. The pasturage is good, but the climate is very cold, and snow lies in some parts all the year round.