Khorugh
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Khorugh

Administration
Full nameKhorugh
Official nameKhorugh
Native nameХоруғ
Country25px Tajikistan
ProvinceGorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
DistrictShughnon district
Geography
Elevation7217.8 ft (2200 m)
Demography
Total Population30000 (2003)
Other information
Time zoneGMT (UTC+5)
- Summer (DST)GMT (UTC+5)
Area code+992 3522

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The town of Khorugh , also transliterated as Khoroq, Khorogh, Khorog, or Xoroq) is the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan (Tajik: Kuhistoni Badakhshon, "Mountainous Badakhshan") Autonomous Province (GBAO) in Tajikistan. It is also the capital of the Shughnon district of Gorno-Badakhshan. It has a population of 28,000 (2000 census). Khorugh is situated 2,200 m above sea level in the Pamir Mountains (ancient Mount Imeon) at the confluence of the Gunt and Panj rivers. The city is bounded to the south (Nivodak) and to the north (Tem) by the deltas of the Shakhdara and Gunt, respectively. The two rivers merge in the eastern part of the city flow through the city, dividing it almost evenly until its delta in the river Panj, also being known as Amu Darya, or in antiquity the Oxus) on the border with Afghanistan. Khorugh is known for its beautiful poplar trees that dominate the flora of the city.

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