Ishkoshim

Ishkoshim
Coordinates	36 ° 44 ′  N , 71 ° 37 ′  E Coordinates: 36 ° 44 ′  N , 71 ° 37 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Tajikistan
Autonomous Province	Mountain Badachshan
Nohija	Ishkoshim
Residents	6567
Tajik border gate in front of the bridge to Afghanistan

Ischkoschim ( Tajik : Ишкошим, also: Ischkaschim ) is a city in southern Tajikistan , right on the border with Afghanistan , which is marked by the Pandsch River . On the other side of the river is the Afghan town of Ishkashim . Iskoschim has the status of a commune ( dschamoat ) and is the capital of the district of the same name ( nohija )

location

The city is located in the extreme south of Tajikistan, south of Chorukh , the capital of the autonomous province of Berg Badakhshan . The region is characterized by the Pamir Mountains , in the north-west of the city is the 6096 meter high Mayakovsky peak . In the south runs the Pandsch River, a source of the Amudaryas . The Wakhan Corridor connects on the Afghan side .

history

Ishkoshim was a well-known health resort during the Soviet rule over Tajikistan and attracted many tourists. After Tajikistan gained independence in 1991, this branch of business was increasingly neglected, so that few tourists come today. The opposite Afghan region is considered relatively safe, but the Taliban have repeatedly attacked , most recently in May 2017.

traffic

On October 31, 2006, a bridge over the Punj between Tajikistan and Afghanistan, financed by the Aga Khan Foundation , was inaugurated. Karim Aga Khan IV and Emomalij Rahmon , the Tajik President, were present at the opening ceremony. The project, which is supported by the governments of Tajikistan and Afghanistan, aims to strengthen exchanges between the two countries. The cost of the project amounted, according to the Tajik Ministry of Transport to 350,000 US $ .

market

If the circumstances allow it, every Saturday there is a market on an island in the Punj, where Afghans and Tajiks exchange their goods. Due to its location on the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, the market can be reached from both sides without any major formalities. Mainly food and handicraft products are sold on the market, but meanwhile also imported goods from the People's Republic of China , as well as relief goods of the World Food Program of the United Nations . Some adventure tourists also visit the market.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Eshkashem. Retrieved November 21, 2018 (de-US). 
2. ↑ Thomas Kunze: Central Asia - portrait of a region . Ch. Links Verlag.
3. ↑ Where Instagramers and Taliban play . In: South China Morning Post . ( scmp.com [accessed November 21, 2018]).
4. ↑ ASIA-Plus - Информационное агентство. Главные новости Таджикистана :: Power :: Aga Khan and President Rahmonov inaugurate reconstructed bridge in Ishkashim. September 27, 2007, accessed November 21, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Ishkashim Market: An afternoon in Afghanistan | Caravanistan . In: Caravanistan . November 10, 2013 ( caravanistan.com [accessed November 21, 2018]).
6. ^ The Border Market on the Strip of No Man's Land Between Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Retrieved November 21, 2018 .