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Vrang

Vrang is a village and jamoat located in the Wakhan region of Tajikistan. It is located in Ishkoshim District in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. The jamoat has a total population of 6,541 (2015).

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Vrang
Village and Jamoat
Vrang
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 37°00′N 72°22′E / 37.000°N 72.367°E / 37.000; 72.367
Country Tajikistan
RegionGorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
DistrictIshkoshim District
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
6,541
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)
Postal code
736503
Official languages

Vrang (Russian and Tajik: Вранг) is a village and jamoat located in the Wakhan region of Tajikistan.2 It is located in Ishkoshim District in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. The jamoat has a total population of 6,541 (2015).3

Religion

Remnants of a Stupa above the Panj valley source ↗

Vrang is home to a stupa of unknown origin, which may have originally been a Zoroastrian fire temple.2

References

References

  1. "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. Salopek, Paul (October 2, 2017). "The Ruby Sellers of Vrang". National Geographic Magazine.
  3. Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 5 October 2020