Ishkoshim, Tajikistan
Place in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan
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Ishkoshim (Tajik: Ишкошим), also Ishkashim (Russian: Ишкашим), is a village and a jamoat in south-east Tajikistan.[3] It is the seat of Ishkoshim District in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. The jamoat has a total population of 7,673 (2015).[1] 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.[4]
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Ishkoshim
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  Ishkoshim Location in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 36°43′38″N 71°36′42″E | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region |
| District | Ishkoshim |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 7,673 |
| Climate | Dsb |
| Official languages | |
