Anzob (

Tajik Tajik, Tadjik, Tadzhik or Tajikistani may refer to: * Someone or something related to Tajikistan * Tajiks, an ethnic group in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan * Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan * Tajik (surname) * Tajik cu ...

: Анзоб) is a village and

jamoat The jamoats of Tajikistan (russian: джамоаты, dzhamoaty; tg, ҷамоати деҳот, jamoati dehot, "village communes") are the third-level administrative divisions, similar to communes or municipalities, in the Central Asian country o ...

in north-west

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

. It is located in Ayni District in

Sughd Region Sughd Province ( tg, Вилояти Суғд, Viloyati Sughd, Sogdia Region , fa, ولایت سغد) is one of the four administrative divisions and one of the three provinces ( tg, вилоятҳо, viloyatho , fa, ولایت) that make up ...

, in the

Zarafshan Range The Zarafshan Range (russian: Зеравшанский хребет, ''Zeravšanskij hrebet''; tg, Зарафшон; uz, Zarafshon; also Zeravshan or Zarafshon; from Persian ''Zar-afshān'', meaning "the sprayer of gold") is a mountain range ...

, about north of

Dushanbe Dushanbe ( tg, Душанбе, ; ; russian: Душанбе) is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 863,400 and that population was largely Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe (r ...

. The jamoat has a total population of 8,238 (2015).Jamoat-level basic indicators
United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 5 October 2020 It is located on the M34 highway and in the

Yaghnob River The Yaghnob ( tg, Яғноб) is a river in Ayni District of Sughd Region, Tajikistan. Together with the Iskander Darya, it forms the Fan Darya, a major left tributary of the Zeravshan. The source of the Yaghnob is in the Matcha Mountains, ...

valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between Hill, hills or Mountain, mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers ...

. Anzob has a mining and beneficiation complex. The Jamoat consists of 23 villages, including Takfon (the seat), Anzob,

Bidev Bidev ( tg, Бидев, Yaghnobi Бидев, also: Бедеф ''Bedef'') is a village in Sughd Region, northwestern Tajikistan. It is part of the jamoat Anzob in the Ayni District tg, Ноҳияи Айнӣ , nickname = , motto ...

Dehbaland Dehbaland ( tg, Деҳбаланд or Деҳи Баланд, russian: Дебалян ''Debalyan'', Yaghnobi Дебаланд or Деҳбаланд) is a village in Sughd Region, northwestern Tajikistan. It is located the Yaghnob Valley. It is par ...

Dumzoy Dumzoy ( tg, Думзой, Yaghnobi: Дүмзой) is a village in Sughd Region, northwestern Tajikistan. It is part of the jamoat Anzob in the Ayni District tg, Ноҳияи Айнӣ , nickname = , motto = , i ...

Gharmayn Gharmayn ( tg, Ғармайн, russian: Гармен ''Garmen'', Yaghnobi: Ғармен ''Gharmen'') is a village in Sughd Region, northwestern Tajikistan. It is part of the jamoat Anzob in the Ayni District tg, Ноҳияи Айнӣ , nicknam ...

Kashi Kashi or Kaashi may refer to: Places * Varanasi (historically known as "Kashi"), a holy city in India **Kingdom of Kashi, an ancient kingdom in the same place, one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas **Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi * Kashgar, a cit ...

, Khishortob,

Kiryonti Kiryonti ( Yaghnobi: Кирёнтӣ, tg, Кирёнте ''Kiryonte'') is a village in Sughd Region, northwestern Tajikistan. It is part of the Jamoat Anzob in the Ayni District tg, Ноҳияи Айнӣ , nickname = , motto ...

Marghtumayn Marghtumayn ( tg, Марғтумайн or Махтамайн ''Makhtamayn'', Yaghnobi Марғтумайн) is a village in Sughd Region, northwestern Tajikistan. It is part of the jamoat Anzob in the Ayni District tg, Ноҳияи Айнӣ , ...

Nomitkon Nomitkon ( tg, Нометкон ''Nometkon'', russian: Науметкан ''Naumetkan'', Yaghnobi Номиткон or Нӯмиткӯн) is a village in Sughd Region, northwestern Tajikistan. It is part of the jamoat Anzob in the Ayni District ...

, Piskon, Qul,

Tagichinor Tagichinor (russian: Раут or russian: Тани Чанор; tg, Тагичинор, Yaghnobi Роԝут ''Rowut'', Роԝт or Таги Чанор, Таги Чинор) is a village in Sughd Region, northwestern Tajikistan. It is part of the ...

and

Waghinzoy Waghinzoy ( Yaghnobi Ԝағинзой, tg, Вағанзой ''Vaghanzoy'', russian: Вагинзой ''Vaginzoy'') is a village in Sughd Region, northwestern Tajikistan. It is part of the jamoat Anzob in the Ayni District tg, Ноҳияи А� ...

.Jamoat Anzob
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Anzob Pass

The Anzob Pass to the south, about north of Dushanbe at roughly , is one of the most treacherous mountain passes of Central Asia. On October 23, 1997, an avalanche killed 46 people, burying 15 trucks and cars. The avalanche was so large that it took two weeks for the would-be rescuers to reach the victims. Due to the importance of the route connecting the north to south and its level of danger, the

Anzob Tunnel The Anzob Tunnel, Istiqlol tunnel or Ushtur Tunnel is a 5,040 m long tunnel located northwest of Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe, at an elevation of . The tunnel is part of the M34 highway and connects the Tajik capital to the country's second l ...

was built, completed in 2006. Construction was delayed due to electricity faults and other problems.

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External links

Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Sughd Region Jamoats of Tajikistan Mountain passes of Tajikistan {{Tajikistan-geo-stub