Presumably a translation from the Persian language, what nickname is commonly used to describe the highland region of Central Asia known as the Pamir Plateau?

As laid out in Wikipedia: The Roof of the World...is a metaphoric description of the high region in the world, also known as High Asia. The term usually refers to the mountainous interior of Asia, including the Pamirs, the Himalayas, the Tibet, the Tian Shan, and the Altai Mountains."

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