Ishkoshim, Tajikistan
Ishkoshim
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| Coordinates: 36°43′38″N 71°36′42″E / 36.72722°N 71.61167°E | |
| Country | Tajikistan |
| Region | Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region |
| District | Ishkoshim |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 7,673 |
| Climate | Dsb |
| Official languages | |
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Ishkoshim (Tajik: Ишкошим), also Ishkashim (Russian: Ишкашим), is a village and a jamoat in south-east Tajikistan. It is the seat of Ishkoshim District in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. The jamoat has a total population of 7,673 (2015). It lies on the river Panj. Ishkoshim lies opposite a town of the same name in neighboring Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan, although the name of the Afghan town is normally transliterated Ishkashim. A bridge opened in 2006 links the two towns. There are plans to reconstruct the 100-km highway connecting Ishkoshim to the regional capital Khorugh, which has been damaged by snow avalanches.