Yazghulom Explained

Yazghulom
Source1 Coordinates:38.4884°N 72.1°W
Mouth:Panj
Mouth Coordinates:38.1856°N 71.3658°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Tajikistan
Length:80km (50miles)
Basin Size:1970km2

The Yazghulom (Tajik: Язғулом Yazghulom, Yazghulami: Зѓаменҷ Zǵamenj)[1] [2] is a river in Vanj district, western Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan.[3] It is a right tributary of the Panj (upper Oxus). The river is 80km (50miles) long and has a basin area of 1970km2.[4]

It flows in a narrow valley or gorge from northeast to southwest, between two high mountain ranges, 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.

References

  1. Web site: Vahtre . Lauri . Viikberg . Jüri . The Yazgulamis . The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire . 5 September 2023.
  2. Book: Edelman . D. I. . Jazguljamsko-russkij slovar’ . 1971 . Nauka . Moscow . 353.
  3. Book: Arzjancevs, Romans. Tajikistan Republic. Nature and fauna of the Tajikistan. 31 January 2018. Litres. 9785040369645. 21 March 2019. Google Books.
  4. http://bse.sci-lib.com/article128115.html Язгулем

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