Murghab, Tajikistan

Murghab
Murghab
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 38°10′08″N 73°57′54″E / 38.16889°N 73.96500°E / 38.16889; 73.96500
Country Tajikistan
Province Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
Elevation 3,618 m (11,869 ft)
Population (2000)
 • Total 4,000
Time zone UTC+5

Murghab (Tajik Мурғоб; Russian Мургаб, from the Persian word margh-ab meaning "prairie river") is the capital of Murghob District in the Pamir Mountains of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan. With a population of 4,000, Murghab is about the only significant town the eastern half of Gorno-Badakhshan. It is the highest town in Tajikistan (and of the former Soviet Union) at 3,650 m above sea level. It located at the junction of the Murghab River and the Pamir Highway.

The Pamir Highway goes north to Sary-Tash and on to Osh in Kyrgyzstan and southwest to the region's capital Khorog. Another road goes east over the Kulma Pass to the Karakoram Highway in China connecting to Tashkurgan to the south and Kashgar in the north.

Pamirsky Post

The place was founded by the Russians as Pamirsky Post in 1893, as their most advanced military outpost into Central Asia.[1]

The modern town was constructed during the period of Soviet rule of Tajikistan as a rest stop along the Pamir Highway.

Geography

Climate

The Köppen Climate Classification sub-type for Murghab is "ET" or a Tundra Climate. The average annual temperature is −3.9 °C (25.0 °F). The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 8.7 °C (47.7 °F) and the coolest month is January with an average temperature of −18.7 °C (−1.7 °F). The average annual precipitation is 347.7 mm (13.69 in) and has an average of 87.1 days with precipitation. The wettest month is May with an average of 45.1 mm (1.78 in) of precipitation and the driest month is September with an average of 10.9 mm (0.43 in) of precipitation.[2]

Climate data for Murghab
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) −18.7
(−1.7)		 −16.8
(1.8)		 −9.9
(14.2)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 0.8
(33.4)		 5.1
(41.2)		 8.7
(47.7)		 8.5
(47.3)		 4
(39)		 −2.2
(28)		 −9
(16)		 −14.7
(5.5)		 −3.9
(25)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 27.6
(1.087)		 29.4
(1.157)		 40.2
(1.583)		 38.4
(1.512)		 45.1
(1.776)		 28.4
(1.118)		 22.0
(0.866)		 19.9
(0.783)		 10.9
(0.429)		 22.8
(0.898)		 29.4
(1.157)		 33.6
(1.323)		 347.7
(13.689)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.6 7.7 8.7 9.0 11.0 9.0 8.4 6.5 5.0 4.9 4.6 5.7 87.1
Average relative humidity (%) 59.5 60.2 56.0 52.0 50.1 43.1 43.4 44.8 43.5 45.9 49.7 56.3 50.4
Source: "The Climate of Murghab". Weatherbase. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

References

  1. ↑ "Murghab Travel Guide | Caravanistan". Caravanistan. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  2. ↑ "Weatherbase". weatherbase.com. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

Coordinates: 38°10′08″N 73°57′54″E / 38.16889°N 73.96500°E / 38.16889; 73.96500


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