Roshorv
Village on the Bartang River in Tajikistan
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Roshorv (Tajik: Рошорв) is a village in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, southeastern Tajikistan.[1] It is part of the jamoat Savnob in Rushon District.[2] It lies on the upper reaches of the river Bartang.
Roshorv
Рошорв | |
|---|---|
  Roshorv Location in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 38°19′04″N 72°19′29″E | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region |
| District | Rushon District |
Roshorv is situated on a plateau and is settled and has cultivated land. In his journey the Pamir Mountains in 1897-98, British agent Ralph Cobbold passed through Roshorv. In his memoirs Cobbold stated that the village had fifty houses.[3]
The population of Roshorv is Tajik and speaks a district dialect of the Rushani language.[4]