Ishkoshim, Tajikistan

Ishkoshim Ишкошим
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Ishkoshim Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 36°43′38″N 71°36′42″E / 36.72722°N 71.61167°E
Country	Tajikistan
Province	Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
District	Ishkoshim
Population [1]
• Total	6,567
Climate	Dsb

Ishkoshim (Tajik: Ишкошим; Persian: اشکاشم‎‎), also Ishkashim (Russian: Ишкашим), is the capital of Ishkoshim District in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in south-east Tajikistan.^[2] It lies on the Panj River, at a point where its direction turns sharply north. Ishkoshim lies opposite a town of the same name in Afghanistan, although the name of the Afghan town is normally transliterated Ishkashim following Persian practice.

A bridge opened in 2006 links the two towns.^[3] There are plans to reconstruct the 100-km highway connecting Ishkoshim to the provincial capital Khorugh, which has been damaged by snow avalanches.^[4]

References

1. "List of Jamoats". UN Coordination, Tajikistan. Retrieved 8 May 2009.
2. Location of Ishkoshim on maplandia.com. Retrieved on 8 May 2009
3. "News: Aga Khan and President Rahmonov inaugurate reconstructed bridge in Ishkashim". Asia-Plus. 2006-10-31. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
4. Restoration of Khorugh-Ishkoshim highway, President's speech, 18 July 2008. Retrieved on 8 May 2009

Coordinates: 36°43′38″N 71°36′42″E / 36.72722°N 71.61167°E