Khorog

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Khorog is a remote mountain town in eastern Tajikistan that serves as the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region and a key hub in the Pamir Mountains.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Khorog canonical 2
Khorog, Tajikistan 1
Murgab 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
capitalOf Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region NERFINISHED
climate continental high-mountain climate
country Tajikistan NERFINISHED
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 2100 meters
feature gateway to high Pamir valleys
remote mountain location
strategic position on Afghan border
governingBody regional administration of Gorno-Badakhshan
hasBridgeOver Panj River NERFINISHED
hasEducationalInstitution Khorog State University NERFINISHED
University of Central Asia campus NERFINISHED
hasHospital Aga Khan Health Services hospital NERFINISHED
hasMarket regional bazaar
hasPark central city park
hasPowerInfrastructure small hydropower plants
hasRiverConfluence confluence of Gunt and Panj rivers
historicalRole Soviet-era regional center
languageUsed Pamiri languages NERFINISHED
Tajik
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region NERFINISHED
locatedInContinent Asia
locatedInMountainRange Pamir Mountains NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Pamir Mountains NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Tajikistan Time NERFINISHED
locatedNearBorderWith Afghanistan NERFINISHED
China NERFINISHED
Kyrgyzstan NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Gunt River NERFINISHED
Panj River NERFINISHED
majorEthnicGroup Pamiri people NERFINISHED
Tajiks NERFINISHED
majorReligion Ismaili Shia Islam NERFINISHED
partOf Pamir Highway route NERFINISHED
populationEstimate tens of thousands
roadConnection Pamir Highway M41 NERFINISHED
role cultural center of Gorno-Badakhshan
economic center of Gorno-Badakhshan
regional administrative center
transport hub in the Pamirs
servedBy Khorog Airport NERFINISHED
supportedBy Aga Khan Development Network projects NERFINISHED
tourismAttractionType base for trekking in Pamirs
transportRole staging point for travel to Ishkashim
staging point for travel to Murghab
utcOffset +5

Referenced by (4)

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Pamir Highway connects Khorog
University of Central Asia countryOfCampus Khorog
this entity surface form: Khorog, Tajikistan
Murghab River associatedCity Khorog
this entity surface form: Murgab