| Yazgulem | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Tajikistan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 38°29′18″N 72°06′00″E / 38.4884°N 72.1000°E |
| Mouth | Panj |
• coordinates | 38°11′08″N 71°21′57″E / 38.1856°N 71.3658°E |
| Length | 80 km (50 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,970 km2 (760 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Panj→ Amu Darya→ Aral Sea |
The Yazgulem (Russian: Язгулем, Tajik: Язғулом Yazghulom) is a river in Vanj district, western Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan.[1] It is a right tributary of the Panj (upper Oxus). The river is 80 kilometres (50 mi) long and has a basin area of 1,970 square kilometres (760 sq mi).[2]
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 Matraun, Bdyn, Anderbak and Dzhamak. The Yazgulyami 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 Yazgulem Gorge between Yazgulem mujahidin and Tajik troops.
References
- ^ Arzjancevs, Romans (31 January 2018). Tajikistan Republic. Nature and fauna of the Tajikistan. Litres. ISBN 9785040369645. Retrieved 21 March 2019 – via Google Books.
- ^ Язгулем, Great Soviet Encyclopedia