Читать книгу 2015—2020 - Роман Арзянцев - Страница 15

So, if probably there is some interest, then I would like to write about Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Region and its six districts what this Region includes. So, may be, it would be great to describe some other districts which are also situated near or, as a matter of fact, closely to Afghanistan, but having no borderline with this country. So, officially this district is called Roshtqal’a District, and its area amounts to 4 thousand and 3 hundred square kilometres (so, 4 300 km²), and it is also no so large district, and therefore its population is not big, with just 25 thousand inhabitants according to the end of 2010. So, the administrative capital of this district has the same name – Roshtqal’a town, and its population is about 3 thousand and 2 hundred residents what, of course, can give some general idea that it is very small and quite underpopulated town or, as you like, village. This town is located also very close to Afghanistan. 30 kilometres separate it from the above mentioned Khorugh, but, as it is often in the Tajikistan Republic, the major part of small towns has a provincial look; and rural way of life is predominant in these places. Well, for example, if you want to travel from this Roshtqal’a town, you can see lakes which, of course, are often located in mountain area and have fresh water, and there are also dry places where you won’t find any water; mountains in Tajikistan are gorgeous, but the most beautiful views are with water, lakes and rivers… Lake Turumtaykul is situated about one hundred and ten kilometres east of the provincial capital of the Tajikistan Republic – of course, it is the administrative centre of Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Region, Khorugh city… So, Lake Turumtaykul is 7 kilometres long and 2 kilometres wide, and its area is about nine hundred ha, with a maximum depth of 18 metres. Well, if I understand it right, most of lakes in Tajikistan country are very deep, and depth can be amount to about two hundred metres, and water temperature in these lakes in remote mountainous areas, such as the Pamir Mountains, can be very low and, of course, cold in summertime, too. That can give understanding and some knowledge that this lake Turumtaykul is not so deep, if the deepest place is eighteen metres or 18 m. I don’t know, but maybe it is worth to write something about not only some economical of demographic facts, but also it is time and idea to write about geographical facts, too. It could be, of course, very interesting to know that in Tajikistan country, or it’s more accurate to say, that through this country flows a river – called Panj River. Panj River crosses two countries – Tajikistan and Afghanistan. So this river has its source in the Pamir Mountains, from the highest place of four thousand one hundred metres high, that is 4130 m, from eastern part of that Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Region. So, it may be the longest and the most important river not only in this region, but also in whole Tajikistan. Of course, it is not a very big piece of information from the most popular resources, but now you, of course, know the basic data about this Panj River, and it may be very good if this could give you more knowledge about this great country and its geographic objects, if I dare say it, not only about mountains, as the Pamir Mountains and their very high peaks, but also about rivers and lakes which are so many in the Tajikistan Republic. But there is another, not so long river, it may be said, quite a small river, which, of course, also crosses the Roshtqal’a district, and this river, called Gunt, starts from mountains at a height of about three thousand, seven hundred and twenty metres, or 3720 m. So, maybe also from some higher peaks or place of Pamir Mountains. So Gunt River crosses the south territory of Roshtqal’a district, and also goes through Khorugh city which is situated near Afghanistan border, but is not officially included in Roshtqal’a district. So, Gunt River also is not an exception, and with other ones which in geography are referred to as rivers, of course, has had some changes. For example, the river water area or aquatorium is not so large, while in spring, and also one can say this about July and August, Gunt river water area is, of course, quite large. Winters in mountainous areas of Tajikistan can be very snowy, and for this reason most water resources when the sun starts to shine very warm and hot are starting to have quite a big water area after snow melting. So, if necessary, it may be written that in the south part of the Tajikistan Republic one district division, called Roshtqal’a district, is situated which is included in Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Region. It’s one of six districts of that Autonomous Province, and the administrative centre has the same name – Roshtqal’a town, with population of about 3 thousand and 2 hundred residents as on 2010. The most beautiful, of course, is Lake Turumtaykul, 18 meters deep, and maybe Panj and Gunt rivers…