Qal'ai Khumb Explained

Official Name:Qal'ai Khumb
Native Name:Russian: Калаихум

Persian: قلعۀ خمب
Pushpin Map:Tajikistan
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tajikistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Darvoz district
Established Date:XV
Population Total:1909
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+5
Timezone Dst:GMT
Utc Offset Dst:+5
Coordinates:38.4664°N 70.7967°W
Elevation M:1200
Postal Code:736400
Area Code:+992 3552
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Qal'ai Khumb (Russian: Калаихум, Tajik: Қалъаи Хумб, Qal‘a‘i Xumb/Qal'haji Xumв — meaning fortress on the banks of the river of Khumb) or Qal'a-i-Khum, also Kalai-Khumb (transliterated from Russian: Калай-Хумб), is a border town located in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan, next to the border with Afghanistan. In the past it was the center of the independent Principality of Darvaz.[2] It is now the capital of the Darvoz District of Tajikistan. The Pamir Highway meets here the Panj River.

The town is an important overnight rest stop between Kulob and Khorugh, located at a distance of from Kulob (or from Dushanbe) and from Khorugh.[3] It has several hotels to accommodate travelers on their way between cities.[4] The town is almost entirely surrounded by the Pamir Mountains.

The town is connected by road with Afghanistan via the Tajik–Afghan Friendship Bridge. The Saturday cross-border trade market, which was closed for several years,[5] has been reopened recently.[6] [7] [8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН . prokuratura.tj . Parliament of Tajikistan . 9 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Grevemeyer . Jan-Heeren . 1994 . DARVĀZ . Encyclopedia Iranica.
  3. http://www.ca-c.org/journal/cac-03-1999/st_08_sohibov.shtml Transport projects in Tajikistan
  4. Web site: Qalai Khumb and Yoged. Caravanistan. en-US. 2019-12-19.
  5. Web site: Kalai-Khumb. March 23, 2021.
  6. News: Afghans and Tajiks mix in rare but vital border bazaar. May 17, 2024 . 2024-05-19 . Al-Monitor.
  7. News: Afghans and Tajiks mix in rare but vital border bazaar. May 18, 2024 . 2024-05-19 . Business Recorder.
  8. , VOA Pashto, May 18, 2024.