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Now, there was one word mentioned, namely, jamoats, well, it is the third level administrative division in the Republic of Tajikistan, along with provinces and districts. Well, as you already know, this country which is situated in the Central Asia Region, includes for main regions or provinces, or also, as these divisions are called in Tajikistan – velayats. You also know that each province in the Republic consists of districts, and districts in the Republic of Tajikistan consist of jamoats. So, that administrative division of districts is of the same level as municipality, and, for example, as you wrote yesterday, one district located in Sughd Reagion and named Ayni District consists of eight jamoats. But you know, for me, of course, it is more interesting to read about those divisions, i.e. jamoats in some isolated places of the Republic of Tajikistan, maybe, for example, you need to take Murghob district of the Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Region. So, that district which is located close to China has six jamoats, and maybe also it would be great to tell about Alichur jamoat which is situated in Murghob district, and its population amounts to about two thousand residents. Why I am interested in that jamoat or municipality, well, maybe, because it’s something close to you. For example, not densely populated places of that Tajikistan area, maybe, the poor looks of these settlements situated in Alichur jamoat. So, if you probably want to know about some facts, i.e. how many jamoats does the Republic of Tajikistan include, well, there will be some four hundred and six ones, namely 406 jamoats in Tajikistan. Well, there are not much information about the Republic of Tajikistan administrative units – jamoats, but if it is necessary to write something, why not to write about some other geographic objects, such as lakes, in this Republic. Well, lakes cover about two percent of the Tajik territory, and you already know about some lakes. So, there is Zorkul Lake which is located in south-eastern Tajikistan, not so far from the Concord Mountain, its area amounts to about thirty nine square kilometres or 39 km², and another lake, such as Turumtaykul Lake. So, as often happens, there are some places in Rushon district (one of the seven districts of the Gorno- Badakshan Autonomous Region, such as Darvoz district, Rostshala district, Vanj district, Murghob district, Ishkoshim district, and Shughnon district) where the administrative capital of the Gorno- Badakshan Autonomous Region – Khorugh city is located. In Rushon district is situated one of the largest lakes in the Republic of Tajikistan, i.e. the Sarez Lake. So, this lake is situated in remote mountainous area, of course, the Pamir Mountains, and its area amounts to about eighty square kilometres (80 km²). so the deepest place of that Sarez Lake is about five hundred metres (500 m), but the average depth of the Sarez Lake is about two hundred metres (200 m). Well, of course, this is not a small lake if you, for example, take into account the lake depth. In my opinion, a major part of lakes in the Republic of Tajikistan are very deep, or, at least, is rather deep. In mountainous areas, as it must be, lakes are very deep, especially in the Pamir Mountains. If you, for example, would look at some geographic objects, such as seas, many of them are not such deep as lakes in the Republic of Tajikistan, and that’s why the greater part of these mountainous areas in the Central Asia countries, such as Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, are very famous due to these lakes, and especially deep lakes lost in mountains. Well, probably, elevation of this Sarez Lake which is situated in the Pamir Mountains, Rushon district, is about three thousand and some three hundred metres above sea level, so the Sarez Lake is situated on 3 300 metres in high mountains, and that’s of course can make to think that this lake is one of the highest altitude lakes, or as a matter of fact, it is located in one of the highest mountain areas. This, of course, can give us some facts that water of Sarez Lake is to be very cold, but fresh and clear, as often many water resources in the Pamir Mountains are. So, also, let us look at some facts in these central and eastern parts of the Republic of Tajikistan that weather is cold throughout a whole year, and especially in eastern regions of Tajikistan where the temperature really can be about only +10 ºC in summer, i.e. in July; maybe as regards to Rushon district where Sarez Lake is situated the air temperature can be higher than in places near the Chinese border, well, it might rise up to +15 ºC or just a little higher, but that, of course, does not give a reason to expect that water temperature of Sarez Lake would be higher during summertime. Well, it is also very interesting to know that elevation of the highland area around Sarez Lake is about two thousand and three hundred metres above sea level.

There are three rivers in Tajikistan, such as Kyzylsu River, Muksu River and Zeravshan River.

All of these rivers are tributaries of the Amu Darya River, the only difference between them is the fact that Kyzylsu River flows into the Panj River which is a tributary of Amu Darya. So, Kyzylsu flows into the Panj River in south-west Tajikistan (Khatlon region). Another rive, the Muksu River is a tributary of Amu Darya in Uzbekistan territory, near the Aral Sea where Amu Darya flows into.

Ayni District – an administrative-territorial unit of Sughd Region – includes eight jamoats.

So, today you wrote about jamoats. Maybe it sounds somehow unbelievable for the Republic of Tajikistan, but in fact this is the third level of administrative division in the Republic of Tajikistan, after provinces and districts. So, districts in Tajikistan are consisting of jamoats, or as they are often referred to in this country, of municipalities. Well, there is one jamoat, called Alichur jamoat which officially belongs to Murghob district of the Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Region or Province; therefore that means that Alichur jamoat is located near the Chinese border. Well, the population of this Alichur jamoat is about two thousand residents, and because of that this is one of the most unpopulated areas in the Republic of Tajikistan. You know also that Tajikistan country has big vast water resources, or, as a matter of fact, quite a big area of this country is occupied by lakes and rivers; and lakes are covering about 2 % of the whole area of the Republic of Tajikistan. Well, there is also one idea; why not to write about one lake, called Sarez lake which, like many lakes in Tajikistan, is located in highland areas, and in fact this lake is, as also many lakes, located in the Pamir Mountains in the central-eastern part of Tajikistan in the Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Region, in Rushon district, and its altitude is about three thousand and two hundred meters high, so that means that Sarez lake is a real high altitude lake with elevation of three thousand and two hundred meters. Depth of some seas can be smaller if you take, for example, some lakes in the Republic of Tajikistan blic, and especially lakes in the Pamir Mountains; the depth of these lakes can be very big, they may be deeper that some seas… So, there is Sarez Lake which average depth is about 200 m, and the deepest point of that Sarez Lake in Rushon district reaches about 500 m.