Chorku | |
Native Name: | Tajik: Чоркӯҳ
نوحیای چورکو Russian: Чорку/Чоркух |
Pushpin Map: | Tajikistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tajikistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Tajikistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Sughd Region |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Isfara |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 37065 |
Timezone: | TJT |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 39.9739°N 70.5822°W |
Chorku (Tajik: Чоркӯҳ; Russian: Чорку/Чоркух) is a village and jamoat in northern Tajikistan. It is part of the city of Isfara in Sughd Region. The jamoat has a total population of 37,065 (2015).[1] The Hazrati Shoh mausoleum in Chorku is from the 8th-10th century.[2]
In August 2015, a dispute over a water canal in the area became a controversy between Kyrgyz and Tajiks.[3]