The Yazghulom ( tg, Язғулом ''Yazghulom'') is a river in
Vanj district, western
Gorno-Badakhshan,
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 a right tributary of the
Panj
Panj () is a city in southern Tajikistan which is situated on the Afghan border, some south of the capital Dushanbe. It is located along the north bank of the river Panj, from which it derives its name. The population of the town is 12,500 (Jan ...
(upper
Oxus
The Amu Darya, tk, Amyderýa/ uz, Amudaryo// tg, Амударё, Amudaryo ps, , tr, Ceyhun / Amu Derya grc, Ὦξος, Ôxos (also called the Amu, Amo River and historically known by its Latin name or Greek ) is a major river in Central Asi ...
). The river is long and has a basin area of .
[Язгулем]
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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
The Tajikistani Civil War ( tg, Ҷанги шаҳрвандии Тоҷикистон, translit=Jangi shahrvandiyi Tojikiston / Çangi shahrvandiji Toçikiston; russian: Гражданская война в Таджикистане), also known ...
, there was some fighting in Yazghulom Gorge between Yazgulem mujahidin and Tajik troops.
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Rivers of Tajikistan
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
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