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The Yazghulom (Tajik: Язғулом Yazghulom) is a river in Vanj district, western Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan.[1] It is a right tributary of the Panj (upper Oxus). The river is 80 kilometres (50 mi) long and has a basin area of 1,970 square kilometres (760 sq mi).[2]

Yazghulom
Location
Country	Tajikistan
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	38.4884°N 72.1000°E / 38.4884; 72.1000
Mouth	Panj
• coordinates	38.1856°N 71.3658°E / 38.1856; 71.3658
Length	80 km (50 mi)
Basin size	1,970 km2 (760 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Panj→ Amu Darya→ Aral Sea

It flows in a narrow valley or gorge from northeast to southwest, between two high mountain ranges, the Vanj Range to the north and the Yazgulem Range to the south. Its headwaters are near the Fedchenko Glacier. Settlements in the valley include Matraun, Bdyn, Anderbak and Dzhamak. The Yazgulyami inhabitants number about 4,000 (as of 1990, estimate for 1940 is about 2,000).

In 1996 during the Tajik civil war, there was some fighting in Yazghulom Gorge between Yazgulem mujahidin and Tajik troops.

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На других языках

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[de] Jasgulem

Der Jasgulem (russisch Язгулем, Мазардара, Обимазар) ist ein rechter Nebenfluss des Pandsch in der autonomen Provinz Berg-Badachschan im Osten von Tadschikistan.

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- [en] Yazghulom

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[it] Jazgulem

Lo Jazgulem (in russo Язгулем, Мазардара o Обимазар) è un affluente di destra del Pjandž che scorre nella provincia autonoma del Gorno-Badachšan, nel Tagikistan orientale.

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[ru] Язгулем

Язгулем[1], Мазардара[2], Обимазар[2]; тадж. Язғулом) — река, правый приток Пянджа в Ванчском районе, на западе Горно-Бадахшанской автономной области Республики Таджикистан.

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