4-519: The Yazghulom ( / ˌ j æ z ɡ ʊ ˈ l ɒ m / YAZ-guu-LOM ) is a river in Vanj district , western Gorno-Badakhshan , Tajikistan . It is a right tributary of the Panj (upper Oxus ). The river is 80 kilometres (50 mi) long and has a basin area of 1,970 square kilometres (760 sq mi). It flows in a narrow valley or gorge from northeast to southwest, between two high mountain ranges,
8-599: A river in Tajikistan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Vanj district Vanj District or Nahiya-e Vanj ( Tajik : Ноҳияи Ванҷ ) is a district in eastern Tajikistan , in the north-west of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region , with administrative capital Vanj . It is located east of the river Panj at the point where the Panj turns from north to west. It
12-583: Is roughly rectangular, tending to the southwest. It is bounded on the west by the Panj and Afghanistan, on the northwest by Darvoz District , on the north by the Darvoz Range and Farkhor District of Khatlon Region , on the east (approximately) by the Academy of Sciences Range and Murghob District and on the south by the Yazgulem Range and Rushon District . It corresponds to the valleys of
16-684: The Vanj Range to the north and the Yazgulem Range to the south. Its headwaters are near the Fedchenko Glacier . Settlements in the valley include Motrawn, Budun, Andarbag and Zhamag. The Yazghulami inhabitants number about 4,000 (as of 1990, estimate for 1940 is about 2,000). In 1996 during the Tajik civil war , there was some fighting in Yazghulom Gorge between Yazghulami mujahiddin and Tajik troops. This article related to
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