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Vanj

Coordinates: 38°22′23″N 71°27′19″E / 38.37306°N 71.45528°E / 38.37306; 71.45528
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Vanj
Russian: Вандж/Ванч
Tajik: Ванҷ
Village and Jamoat
Vanj gas station
Vanj gas station
Vanj is located in Tajikistan
Vanj
Vanj
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 38°22′23″N 71°27′19″E / 38.37306°N 71.45528°E / 38.37306; 71.45528
Country Tajikistan
RegionGorno-Badakhshan
DistrictVanj District
Elevation
1,722 m (5,650 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
11,217
ClimateDsa
Official languages

Vanj (Russian: Вандж/Ванч; Tajik: Ванҷ, also transliterated as Vandzh, Vanch) is a village and jamoat in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan. It is the seat of the Vanj District. Vanj lies on the lower course of the river Vanj, a tributary of the Panj, separated from the Yazgulem to the south by the Vanj Range. The jamoat, which is also called Abdulloev, has a total population of 11,217 (2015).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 5 October 2020