Ishkoshim, Tajikistan

Ishkoshim (Tajik: Ишкошим), also Ishkashim (Russian: Ишкашим), is a village and a jamoat in south-east Tajikistan. It is the seat of Ishkoshim District in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. The jamoat has a total population of 7,673 (2015). It lies on the river Panj, at the point where its direction turns sharply north. Ishkoshim lies opposite a town of the same name in neighboring Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan, although the name of the Afghan town is normally transliterated Ishkashim. A bridge opened in 2006 links the two towns. There are plans to reconstruct the 100-km highway connecting Ishkoshim to the regional capital Khorugh, which has been damaged by snow avalanches.

This article is about the border town in Tajikistan. For the adjacent border town in Afghanistan, see Ishkashim, Afghanistan.
Ishkoshim
Russian: Ишкашим
Tajik: Ишкошим
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Ishkoshim
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 36°43′38″N 71°36′42″E
Country Tajikistan
RegionGorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
DistrictIshkoshim
Population
 (2015)
 • Total7,673
ClimateDsb
Official languages
  • Russian (Interethnic)
  • Tajik (State)
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