Khorog is the capital of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan, at about 2,123 metres elevation in the Pamir Mountains at the confluence of the Gunt and Panj rivers. Russian forces built a fort there in 1896, it became the regional capital in 1925 and was founded as a city in 1932; its population was 30,500 in 2020. Its economy depends heavily on the Aga Khan Foundation as almost its only source of cash income, and it is home to Khorog State University and the Pamir Botanical Garden, the second-highest botanical garden in the world.
Facts
Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude37.491667 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Khorog (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 31,100 (2022)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 37.491667, longitude 71.5575
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 2123 m
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 31100 (2022)
View the Source2. Khorog (Wikipedia)
Infobox: established_date
1932
- In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source3. GeoNames: Khorugh - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1221328
37.49039 71.55337 P PPLA TJ 01 30500 2089 Asia/Dushanbe
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 2089 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.25, 71.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.25, 71.75
37.25 71.75 ET
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