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Qal'ai Khumb

Qal'ai Khumb

Place in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan

Qal'ai Khumb (Russian: Калаихум, Tajik: Қалъаи Хумб, Qal‘a‘i Xumb/Qal'haji Xumв - meaning fortress on the banks of the river of Khumb) or Qal'a-i-Khum, also Kalai-Khumb (transliterated from Russian: Калай-Хумб), is a small town located in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan on the border with Afghanistan. Formerly it was the capital of the independent Principality of Darvaz.[2] Now it is the capital of the Darvoz District of Tajikistan. Here the Pamir Highway meets the Panj River.

Quick Facts Russian: Калаихум Қалъаи Хумб (in Tajik) قلعۀ خمب‎ (in Persian), Country ...

The village is an important overnight rest stop between Kulob and Khorugh, located at a distance of 168 km from Kulob (or 368 km from Dushanbe) and 235 km from Khorugh.[3] It has several hostels to accommodate travelers on their way between cities.[4] The village is almost entirely surrounded by the Pamir Mountains.

On the Afghan border Kalai-Khumb has one of the three bridges over the Panj river. On the Sunday market there used to be trades from Afghanistan near this bridge. Although Kalai-Khumb now has no such market.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. [2]
    Grevemeyer, Jan-Heeren (1994). "DARVĀZ". Encyclopedia Iranica.
  3. [3]
    Transport projects in Tajikistan (in Russian). Retrieved on 26 June 2009
  4. [4]
    "Qalai Khumb and Yoged". Caravanistan. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  5. [5]
    "Kalai-Khumb". Retrieved March 23, 2021.
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