Chorugh
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Chorugh Хоруғ |
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 Tajikistan
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| Autonomous Province : | Mountain Badachshan | ||
| District : | City of Chorugh | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 30 ' N , 71 ° 33' E | ||
| Height : | 2065 m | ||
| Residents : | 28,800 (2014) | ||
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Chorugh ( Tajik Хоруғ / Chorugh ; Russian Хорог / Chorog ; Persian خارغ) is the capital of Berg Badakhshan , an autonomous province within Tajikistan ( Central Asia ).
geography
The approximately 28,800 inhabitants (2014) scoring khorugh located just east of the border with Afghanistan and immediately below or west of the mouth of the river Schachdara in the gunk that is directly west of the metropolitan area on the Afghan border in the Pjandsch flows.
The city, which is located at an altitude of 2065 m, is surrounded by high mountains of the Pamir Mountains : Directly north of the city rises a 4523 m high mountain, another south of the city is 4493 m high, some are located a little further north or east Mountains rise up to 5329 m.
climate
The climate in Chorugh is extremely continental with low rainfall all year round, cold winters and very warm summers. The average annual precipitation is 235 mm with a pronounced dry season from May to November. The annual mean temperature is 8.8 ° C, with January being the coldest month with an average temperature of −7.9 ° C and July being the warmest month with 22.8 ° C.
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Chorugh
Source: wetterkontor.de
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traffic
There is an irregular flight connection to Chorugh by light aircraft and helicopter from the Tajik capital Dushanbe . It is also connected to Dushanbe by land, and most of the road is in poor condition. However, this is to be expanded by around 2015 (around 30 km of the route have been expanded so far). The Pamir Highway to the Kyrgyz Osh is better developed . A border crossing to Afghanistan is possible via the Tem-Demogan bridge .
Facilities
There is a lack of industrial facilities. Unemployment in the city is high. The largest employer is the Aga Khan Foundation , which runs several development projects in the city and runs overnight accommodation. The University of Central Asia has had a campus in Chorugh since the beginning of the 21st century .
The city has been a household name in the field of botany since the mid-1940s. A botanical garden located on a hill over the river Gunt has a good reputation among experts.
history
Because of its strategically important location, Chorugh was founded at the end of the 19th century as a Russian garrison town in the Great Game against the expansion of the British from Afghanistan. In 1925, Chorugh became the capital of Berg Badakhshan Province.
In 1996, Chorugh was a military base for soldiers from Russia and Kazakhstan . The aim was to secure the border with Afghanistan.
In July 2012, fighting broke out in the city between Tajik government troops under President Emomalij Rahmon's regime and members of the opposition. The reason for the shelling of the city by government troops was the murder of the secret service general Abdulloh Nasarov on July 21, 2012 on the outskirts of Chorugh. Tolib Ajombekov was blamed for his death. Ayombekov, like Nazarov, presumably controlled illegal businesses and was most recently one of his subordinates as commander of the border troops in Ishkashim. The fighting lasted several days, in which there were numerous deaths on both sides. At the end of July, so far uninvolved citizens began to defend the city against the attacking government army, which fired snipers from the surrounding mountain slopes. At the beginning of August, the armistice negotiations brought only temporary calm. The crisis lasted until the President's visit to Chorugh on 19/20. September. Observers see the military intervention in Chorugh against the opposition, which was obviously planned before the current event, as an attempt by the government to control business in Berg-Badakhshan and to further consolidate power in the state.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Joshua Kunitz: Shots on Chorog - Power and Powerlessness in Tajikistan. In: Central Asia Analyzes, No. 58 , October 26, 2012, pp. 2–5