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	Khorog - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Khorog is located along the Panj River near the border with Afghanistan.
		Until the late 19th century, Khorog was in an area disputed between the Emir of Bukhara, Shah of Afghanistan, Russia and Britain.
		Khorog is situated along the Pamir Highway, which connects it to the capital city of Dushanbe toward the west, and to the Republic of Kyrgyzstan to the east and north.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Khorog (289 words)

	Encyclopedia: Khorog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The city of Khorog (Khorugh, in Tajiki), is the administrative center of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous oblast of the Republic of Tajikistan.
		One of the oldest settlements in the Pamirs, Khorog was originally a complex of two villages which, in 1925, became the center of the oblast.
		One of the oldest settlements in the Pamirs, Khorog was originally a complex of two villages which, in 1925, became the center of the region.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Khorog (335 words)

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		Khorog lies at the confluence of Gunt with Pianj, at an elevation of about 2075 m asl.
		In Khorog, average temperature is 23.70 C in August and -6.3° C in January; in Bulunkul, a small village near Lake Yashilkul, average monthly temperature varies between 11.20 C in July and -25.5° C in January.
		The whole region is rather dry (annual precipitation in Khorog 235 mm, in Bulunkul only 86 mm), with the major part of the precipitation falling as snow in the period between November and April.
	www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2002/04/05/000094946_02032304065427/Rendered/INDEX/multi0page.txt (9005 words)

	Peace Vace Project - Journeys of vase Locations
		In Khorog I had not been able to find anything useful for the purpose of putting the vases in the ground which is very hard and very stony.
		Khorog view south: view from the burial site towards the south, Afghanistan on the right hand side of the river Panch.
		Khorog site: view of the mountainside on the day of burial, the vase place is in the middle of the photo.
	www.siddharthasintent.org /peace/asia/journeystz.html (1116 words)

	Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The largest city in GBAR is Khorog, population 22,000; the second largest is Murghab, with about 4,000 residents.
		Only two easily navigable roads connect GBAR to the outside world, Khorog-Osh and Khorog-Dushanbe, both of which are segments of the Pamir Highway.
		A third road from Khorog to Tashkurgan in China through the Kulma Pass is very rough.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gorno-Badakhshan_Autonomous_Region (336 words)

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		Khorog is linked by highway to Osh (470 Km) and Dushanbe (527 km) and by air to Dushanbe.
		South of Khorog, a side road loop traces the Tajik-Afghan border (north-east to Langer), before meeting the Pamir (M41) HighWay, you find the hot springs, mountain lakes and the ruines of pre-islamic fortress.
		Rapidly growing, by 1932, Khorog had gained enough prestige to be given city status.
	www.geocities.com /xoroq (1041 words)

	Zaeem Max Maqsood - Afghan Emails (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Khorog however is an idyllic paradise, until you stop gazing at the mountains and look back down at the streets.
		Khorog is in a valley bordering Afghanistan and the Oxus River.
		The journey from Khorog in Tajikistan to Baharak in N.Afghanistan is approx.
	basic1.easily.co.uk /051024/03005D/afghan_emails.html (5168 words)

	Travels to Khorog
		As I drove into Khorog from the airport the streets where lined with children holding flowers and smiling and waving at the passing cars, waiting for the army trucks.
		In spring I had spent a week in Khorog, the school we choose was located in the center and was in great need of repair, but a new director had taken over the previous year and his energy was creating improvements.
		In Khorog there are several international organizations, most dominantly the Aga Khan Foundation which works in all spheres of social life and had a larger presence than the Tajik government itself.
	www.schoolsonline.org /khorugh/visit (3569 words)

	Travelling through GBAO starting from Osh, Kyrgyztan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		This way our piece of paper follows quite exactly the description of the GBAO permit given at http://www.traveltajikistan.com/visas/gbao.html except that it was not written in our passport, but on a separate piece of paper, what got us into minor trouble later.
		In Khorog we wanted to register again with OVIR/ ÐÐ’ÐÐ as it is recommended on the aforementioned website, but again OVIR was closed and we had no time to go there again next morning, so we decided to rely on our little piece of paper and go straight to Dushanbe skipping OVIR.
		On the way from Khorog to Dushanbe there seem to be more checkpoints (Tadjik and Russian) than on the Pamir Highway.
	userpage.zedat.fu-berlin.de /~janott/pub/gbao.html (2060 words)

	"University Aims for Summit to Help Mountain People" -Mtn-Forum On-Line Library Document
		Khorog, situated more than 2,300 metres high in the Pamir mountains, is the site for the university’s main campus.
		Khorog was highly subsidised during the Soviet era.
		Under the Soviet policy of full employment, agricultural produce from the lowlands and yak from eastern Gorno-Badakhshan were brought to Khorog at a high cost and processed at food processing factories.
	www.mtnforum.org /resources/library/perrl02a.htm (907 words)

	Khorog
		The industry of the region is centered on hydroelectric power generators at Khorog, Qal'a-i Khumb, Vanj, and Aqsu.
		In fact, the city is one of a few towns (Bishkek, for instance) in the former Soviet Union that have not toppled the statue of the revolutionary leader from their city center.
		Large amounts of opium produced in Afghanistan, due to a lack of effective prevention, are brought to Khorog and, from there, distributed into the former republics of the former Soviet Union and beyond.
	www.angelfire.com /rnb/bashiri/Khorog/Khorog.html (1109 words)

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		KHOROG, 15 Jul 2003 (IRIN) - Waiting in the narrow entrance hall of the local reproductive health centre, Mehri Zanjirbekova, a Tajik nearing forty, is clear her child-bearing days are over.
		I think it is very important to have effective family planning," she told IRIN in Khorog, capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Province in eastern Tajikistan.
		Family planning practitioners in Khorog hope Zanjirbekova's attitude is typical of new ways of thinking in rural Tajikistan.
	www.irinnews.org /report.asp?ReportID=35389&SelectRegion=Central_Asia (1273 words)

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		Project Components The cornerstone of the project is the completion of the 28 MW Pamir 1 run-of-river hydroelectric plant near Khorog.
		The highest elevation of the Pamir is Peak Somoni (formerly Peak Kommunism) with 7495 m; the high plateau has an elevation of generally between 3700 and 4200 m asl.
		In Khorog, average temperature is 23.7 C in August and -6.3 C in January; in Bulunkul, a small village near Lake Yashilkul, average monthly temperature varies between 11.2 C in July and -25.5 C in January.
	www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2002/01/18/000094946_02011804102433/Rendered/INDEX/multi0page.txt (6355 words)

	Pamirs - the roof of the world
		From the village of Chtam (62 km from Khorog), the route climbs steeply uphill to the Chtam Pass at 4,859 m.
		From Khidjiz, it is 27 km to the Pyanj in Rushan district and a further 55 km upstream to Khorog.
		From Barchidev it is 120 km to the Pyanj in Rushan district and a further 55 km upstream to Khorog.
	www.pamirs.org /trekking.htm (6645 words)

	Tajikistan - The Middle Of Nowhere (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		You might assume that at least the tea is "safe", but it certainly isn't boiled for ten minutes and water is frequently left in the bottom of the cup when it is initially presented to you, left over from washing it under the tap water or in the stream out back.
		All supplies to Khorog come in via this route at the moment or via Russia through Osh, in Kyrgystan, via a route leading northeast and then back to the northwest out of Khorog.
		Coming back from Khorog, we hit the river crossing again and were blocked by lack of transport vehicles and high water.
	www.polosbastards.com /artman/publish/article_21.shtml (3241 words)

	Round the world in 80 weeks
		Khorog with 22.000 inhabitants would be the only place with a reasonable bazar.
		Driving to Khorog left me with 125 lites out of 200, 75 in my standard tank and 125 in the extra tank built in the back of the car.
		Together with the commander of Khorog a former KGB agent had a scheme set up only to allow tourists with organised tours.
	www.ronddewereld.nu /en/Eshkashem.htm (1490 words)

	Sixty One Degrees: Pamir Highway - Tips for travellers
		The Khorog guys were a bit perturbed that I hadn't registered yet but I said I was told to do it in Khorog and they were happy in the end.
		In Khorog I stayed at the house of a guy also hitch-hiking on the same truck.
		I finally registered in Khorog at a cost of $15 (payable in somoni) and 15 somoni, for which you get two stamps in your passport, registration and GBAO permit.
	www.davidjennings.net /weblog/archives/000094.html (645 words)

	Official web site of Pamir-Travel company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		This tour follows the route from Khorog to Murgab, which was once the Shugnon branch of the ancient Silk Road.
		From Khorog, we take a 4WD vehicle through the stunning vistas of the Pamir Highway, over the Ak-Baital Pass (at 4, 650 m, one of the highest stretches of road in the world) and on into Kyrghyzstan.
		The flight from Dushanbe to Khorog is itself one of the attractions of the tour, as the dramatic final approach is down a valley with sheer rock walls below snow-capped peaks.
	www.travel-pamir.com /jeep_tours/jeep.html (1274 words)

	'White death' endures in the lands of Central Asia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		KHOROG: American authorities predicted a sharp decrease in drug trafficking after the eradication of Afghanistan's Taliban regime - known to feed its activities by selling opiates abroad.
		Until the mid-1990s, the GBAO capital of Khorog was one of the main entry points of Afghan heroin, along with Iran and Pakistan.
		Unofficial estimates by regional organizations and police forces show that approximately 1,000 to 1,500 people were addicted to heroin in Khorog between 1992 and 1995 - in other words, more than five per cent of the city's 24,000 citizens were consuming "white death" every day.
	ismaili.net /timeline/2002/20020720dw.html (723 words)

	Travel Tajikistan - Getting Around by Road
		The main road to Khorog is the M41 east of Dushanbe.
		The road to Khorog is closed in the winter when the passes are snowed in.
		The main route from Khorog to Murghab is along the M41 (311 Km).
	www.traveltajikistan.com /roadrail/intercity.html (1329 words)

	Tajikistan Country Guide - Travel - Internal - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Travel Publishing
		All flights are subject to the weather and the endemic fuel shortages of the region.
		During the winter (October to March), three of the four main roads from the capital and the southwest of the country (east to Khorog via Khalaikum, northeast to Osh via the Garm valley, and north to Khojand via the Anzob Pass and Ayni) are all closed by snow.
		Foreigners are, in theory, allowed to go anywhere except border zones - it is worth noting that the road from Dushanbe to Khorog is in a border zone for much of its length - without having to get special permission (other than an endorsement on their visas).
	www.worldtravelguide.net /data/tjk/tjk100.asp (549 words)

	Introduction to the University of Central Asia
		Khorog sits astride ancient transportation routes that connected the oasis cities of Central Asia with the Indian sub-continent and the Middle East with China.
		Khorog is also at the very heart of the great Asian mountain system that includes the western Himalayas, Karakorum, Pamir, Hindukush, Zarafshan, Tien-Shan, Altai, Kohi-Baba, Safedkoh, Siakoh, and Kopet Dag ranges.
		While the planning and phased construction of the main campus at Khorog is expected to take between six and eight years, the first programmes in continuing education are expected to commence in temporary premises in Khorog by the end of 2000.
	www.akdn.org /uca/ucaintro2.htm (1365 words)

	Discovery :: Archive :: The Rooftop of the World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Winding at altitudes between 3000-4700m between Khorog and the Kizil Art pass bordering Kyrgyzstan, it promises all of these and also a unique experience, since very few foreign travellers have passed along the route since the Great Game explorer Francis Younghusband was expelled by the Russians in 1891.
		Among them and travelling alone was seven year old Rosa, whose only possession seemed to be a doll at least her own size; which I took to be a good portent as she shared the name of my daughter as well as having an enchanting smile.
		As well as having one of the highest botanical gardens in the world (at 2200m), it is the centre of the Aga Khan's MSDP which aims to support the development of Badakhshan's predominantly Ismaeli mountain communities by providing water and electricity supply, repairing roads, supporting economic development and even establishing a university.
	www.silkpress.com /archive/discovery/autumn2005/rooftop.shtml (1688 words)

	IREX - Promoting Internet Development > IATP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Khorog, with a population of 30,000, is the administrative center of Tajikistan’s Badakhshan province, the most isolated and mountainous part of the country.
		Badakhshan province, on the border with Afghanistan, accounts for nearly half of Tajikistan’s territory and is mostly comprised of the Pamir Mountains, the second-highest mountain chain in the world.
		Because the average monthly salary in Khorog is less than 10 dollars a month, the Internet was out of reach for most residents.
	www.irex.org /programs/iatp/news/2003/01017-ca.asp (2823 words)

	Connect-Tajikistan.org
		Khorog is located in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO), an isolated region in the Pamir Mountains of eastern Tajikistan that is home to a large population of Ismaili Muslims.
		School #2 is located in the center of Khorog, but it struggles to keep the best students who often go to private schools once they reach the higher grades.
		The Tajikistan School Connectivity Project for Central Asia is a project of Relief International - Schools Online's Global Citizenship & Youth Philanthropy Program and has been made possible with major funding from the United States State Department Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Global Catalyst Foundation.
	www.connect-tajikistan.org /en/sc_khorog2.html (172 words)

	Tajikistan, Iran & Central Asia Ismaili Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Morning we take a flight to Khorog (this flight is subject to weather).
		Khorog is the capital of the Gora Badakshan region - the only region in Central Asia where we find indigenous Ismaili settlement.
		This day is being kept available in case there is a change of flights due to weather conditions between Dushanbe and Khorog.
	www.sitara-ismailitours.com /tours/discontinued/ismaili_tours_08.html (1754 words)

	Sixty One Degrees: Khorog, anyone? anyone? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		She gave me a hand-written note on a scrap of paper to give to the checkpoint out of town.
		"Nyet", I said, "registraya militsia Khorog", thinking that it was just a scam to collect some "fee" from me. We went on this way for some time until finally a uniformed guy came out.
		I followed the uniform in to the building and was escorted to a room where the gentleman proceeded to copy my passport details onto a scrap of paper, already full of all sorts of random scribblings.
	www.davidjennings.net /weblog/archives/000086.html (582 words)

	‘White death’ endures in the lands of Central Asia -DAWN - International; July 20, 2002
		KHOROG (Tajikistan): American authorities predicted a sharp decrease in drug trafficking after the eradication of Afghanistan’s Taliban regime — known to feed its activities by selling opiates abroad.
		Months after the ouster of the hardline Afghan regime, trafficking in heroin — dubbed “white death” in Tajikistan — is far from eradicated.
		Unofficial estimates by regional organizations and police forces show that approximately 1,000 to 1,500 people were addicted to heroin in Khorog between 1992 and 1995 — in other words, more than five per cent of the city’s 24,000 citizens were consuming “white death” every day.
	www.dawn.com /2002/07/20/int19.htm (748 words)

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