Qal'ai Khumb

Qal'ai Khumb

Russian: Калаихум
Қалъаи Хумб (in Tajik)
قلعۀ خمب‎ (in Persian)
Qal'ai Khumb Russian: Калаихум ; Қалъаи Хумб (in Tajik) ; قلعۀ خمب‎ (in Persian)
	View from eastern end of town (near mosque)
	Qal'ai Khumb Location in Tajikistan
	Coordinates: 38°27′59″N 70°47′48″E / 38.46639°N 70.79667°ECoordinates: 38°27′59″N 70°47′48″E / 38.46639°N 70.79667°E
Country	Tajikistan
Region	Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
District	Darvoz district
Elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population
• Total	1,909
Time zone	UTC+5 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 (GMT)
Area code(s)	+992 3552
Climate	Csa
Official languages	Russian (Interethnic); Tajik (State);

Qal'ai Khumb (Russian: Калаихум, Tajik: Қалъаи Хумб, Qal‘a‘i Xumb/Qal'haji Xumв - meaning fortress on the banks of the river of Khumb) or Qal'a-i-Khum, also Kalai-Khumb (transliterated from Russian: Калай-Хумб), is a small town located in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan on the border with Afghanistan. Formerly it was the capital of the independent statelet of Darvaz. Now it is the capital of the Darvoz District of Tajikistan. Here the Pamir Highway meets the Panj River.

The village is an important overnight rest stop between Kulob and Khorugh, located at a distance of 168 km from Kulob (or 368 km from Dushanbe) and 235 km from Khorugh.^[2] It has several hostels to accommodate travelers on their way between cities.^[3] The village is almost entirely surrounded by the Pamir Mountains.

On the Afghan border Kalai-Khumb has one of the three bridges over the Panj river. On the Sunday market there used to be trades from Afghanistan near this bridge. Although Kalai-Khumb now has no such market.^[4]

References[]

^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
^ Transport projects in Tajikistan (in Russian). Retrieved on 26 June 2009
^ "Qalai Khumb and Yoged". Caravanistan. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
^ "Kalai-Khumb". Retrieved March 23, 2021.

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[КОНСТИТУЦИЯ_РЕСПУБЛИКИ_ТАДЖИКИСТАН-1] "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.

[2] Transport projects in Tajikistan (in Russian). Retrieved on 26 June 2009

[3] "Qalai Khumb and Yoged". Caravanistan. Retrieved 2019-12-19.

[4] "Kalai-Khumb". Retrieved March 23, 2021.

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v t Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
Capital: Khorugh
Districts	Darvoz Ishkoshim Murghob Roshtqal'a Rushon Shughnon Vanj
Main cities and towns	Khorugh Kalai-Khumb Ishkoshim Murghob Roshtqal'a Rushon Vanj
Geography	Darvoz Range Vanj Range Yazgulem Range Rushan Range Shughnon Range Sarikol Range Shakhdara Range Ishkoshim Range Sarez Lake Zorkul Lake Karakul Lake Mayakovsky Peak Karl Marx Peak Pik Skalisty
Rivers	Bartang Gunt Pamir Panj Vanj Yazgulem

Qal'ai Khumb Russian: Калаихум Қалъаи Хумб (in Tajik) قلعۀ خمب‎ (in Persian)
View from eastern end of town (near mosque)
Qal'ai Khumb Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 38°27′59″N 70°47′48″E / 38.46639°N 70.79667°E / 38.46639; 70.79667Coordinates: 38°27′59″N 70°47′48″E / 38.46639°N 70.79667°E / 38.46639; 70.79667
Country	Tajikistan
Region	Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
District	Darvoz district
Elevation	1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population
• Total	1,909
Time zone	UTC+5 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 (GMT)
Area code(s)	+992 3552
Climate	Csa
Official languages	Russian (Interethnic) Tajik (State)^[1]