Murghob
Murghab | |
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  Murghob Location in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 38°10′08″N 73°57′54″E / 38.16889°N 73.96500°E | |
| Country | Tajikistan |
| Region | Gorno-Badakhshan |
| District | Murghob District |
| Elevation | 3,618 m (11,869 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 7,468 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
Murghob (Tajik: Мурғоб) or Murghab (Russian: Мургаб, Murgab, from the Persian word margh-ab, meaning 'prairie river') is the capital of Murghob District in the Pamir Mountains of Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan. With a population of just under 7,500, Murghob is the only significant town in the eastern half of Gorno-Badakhshan. It is the highest town in Tajikistan (and of the former Soviet Union) at 3,650 meters above sea level. It is where the Pamir Highway crosses the Bartang river.[1]
The Pamir Highway goes north to Sary-Tash and on to Osh in Kyrgyzstan and southwest to the region's capital Khorugh. Another road goes east over the Kulma Pass to the Karakoram Highway in China connecting to Tashkurgan to the south and Kashgar to the north.
- ^ Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 5 October 2020