Yazgulyam River
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The Yazgulyam River is a tributary of the Panj
(upper Oxus) in Vanj district
, western Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
.
It flows in a narrow valley or gorge of some 100 kilometres northeast to southwest, roughly 38°29′N 72°06′E to 38°13′N 71°23′E. It lies 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 Yazgulyam Gorge between Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
mujahidin and Tajik troops.
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 banks of the Panj River, from which it derives its name....
(upper Oxus) in Vanj district
Vanj district
Vanj District or Nohiya-i Vanj is a district in east Tajikistan, in the north-west of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, with administrative capital Vanj....
, western Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
.
It flows in a narrow valley or gorge of some 100 kilometres northeast to southwest, roughly 38°29′N 72°06′E to 38°13′N 71°23′E. It lies between two high mountain ranges, the Vanj Range
Vanj Range
The Vanj Range is a mountain range of Vanj district, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan. It separates the valleys of the Vanj River and the Yazgulyam River....
to the north and the Yazgulem Range
Yazgulem Range
Yazgulem Range in Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province stretches for about 170 km between the Yazgulyam River and the Bartang River in the western Pamir Mountains. It rises in the north-eastern direction from the border with Afghanistan toward its highest elevation at Independence...
to the south. Its headwaters are near the Fedchenko Glacier
Fedchenko Glacier
The Fedchenko Glacier is a large glacier in the Pamir Mountains of north-central Gorno-Badakhshan province, Tajikistan. The glacier is long and narrow, currently extending for and covering over . It is the longest glacier in the world outside of the polar regions...
. Settlements in the valley include Matraun, Bdyn, Anderbak and Dzhamak. The Yazgulyami
Yazgulyam language
The Yazgulyam language is a member of the Pamir subgroup of the Iranian languages, spoken by ca. 4,000 native speakers along the Yazgulyam River, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan. Together with Shugni, it is classified as the Shugni-Yazgulami subgroup of the Pamir languages...
inhabitants number about 4,000 (as of 1990, estimate for 1940 is about 2,000).
In 1996 during the Tajik civil war
Tajikistan Civil War
The Civil War in Tajikistan began in May 1992 when ethnic groups from the Garm and Gorno-Badakhshan regions, which were underrepresented in the ruling elite, rose up against the national government of President Rahmon Nabiyev, in which people from the Leninabad and Kulyab regions dominated...
, there was some fighting in Yazgulyam Gorge between Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan is a militant Islamist group formed in 1991 by the Islamic ideologue Tahir Yuldashev, and former Soviet paratrooper Juma Namangani—both ethnic Uzbeks from the Fergana Valley...
mujahidin and Tajik troops.
External links
- http://www.eki.ee/books/redbook/yazgulamis.shtml