Alichur is a jamoat (municipality) and village in
Murghob District,
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region,
Tajikistan. The population of the jamoat is 2,422 (2015).
[Jamoat-level basic indicators]
United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 7 October 2020 The name of the village means Ali's curse and is reputed to have been spoken by the prophet's son-in-law Ali on a journey through the area, on account of the harsh climate and penetrating winds there.
Government
As of September 2017, the leader of the community was Mahan Atabaev, a poacher turned conservationist.
Ecology
Alichur is participating in a community-based ecological management program called the Burgut conservancy, in an attempt to reverse the depopulation of
ibex,
bears,
Marco Polo sheep and
lynx
A lynx is a type of wild cat.
Lynx may also refer to:
Astronomy
* Lynx (constellation)
* Lynx (Chinese astronomy)
* Lynx X-ray Observatory, a NASA-funded mission concept for a next-generation X-ray space observatory
Places Canada
* Lynx, Ontar ...
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Economy
The community generates income from commercial hunting, and intends to expand into
eco-tourism.
Education
Alichur has a village school.
References
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Populated places in Gorno-Badakhshan