Ishkoshim, Tajikistan
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| Country |  Tajikistan |
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| Province | Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region | |
| District | Ishkoshim | |
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Ishkoshim (Tajik: Ишкошим; Persian: اشکاشم), also Ishkashim (Russian: Ишкашим), is the capital of Ishkoshim District in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in south-east Tajikistan.[2] It lies on the Panj River, at a point where its direction turns sharply north. Ishkoshim lies opposite a town of the same name in Afghanistan, although the name of the Afghan town is normally transliterated Ishkashim following Persian practice.
A bridge opened in 2006 links the two towns.[3] There are plans to reconstruct the 100-km highway connecting Ishkoshim to the provincial capital Khorugh, which has been damaged by snow avalanches.[4]
References
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- ↑ Location of Ishkoshim on maplandia.com. Retrieved on 8 May 2009
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- ↑ Restoration of Khorugh-Ishkoshim highway, President's speech, 18 July 2008. Retrieved on 8 May 2009
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