Khorog
E887609
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.
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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khorog, Tajikistan
this entity surface form:
Murgab