Rushon District

Rushon District
Russian: Рушанский район
Tajik: Ноҳияи Рӯшон
District
Location of Rushon District in Tajikistan
Location of Rushon District in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 38°00′N 72°05′E / 38.000°N 72.083°E / 38.000; 72.083
Country Tajikistan
RegionGorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
CapitalRushon
Area
 • Total
5,870.7 km2 (2,266.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
25,800
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)
Postal code
736200
Area code+992 3556
Official languages
Websiterushon.tj

Rushon District[a] is a district in east Tajikistan, in the west-central part of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). It stretches along the river Bartang between the Yazgulem Range to the north and the Rushon Range to the south.[3] Its capital is Rushon, also known as Vomar (pronounced: vamar), situated on the border with Afghanistan, 65 km north of Khorugh (the capital of GBAO) along the river Panj and the Pamir Highway. The population of Rushon district is 25,800 (1 January 2020 estimate).[1]

Rushon Air Gate

The district is home to Sarez Lake, which was formed as a result of an earthquake in 1911 in Bartang valley in the east of the district. Called "the Sleeping Dragon" by the native population, Sarez Lake is attracting growing attention of national and international experts for the study and mitigation of its potential threat of collapsing and causing devastating floods and landslides.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of 1 January 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  4. ^ "Waiting for the Dragon to Wake Up", Los Angeles Times, 22 July 1999


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