Vanj District or Nohiya-i Vanj (: Ноҳияи Ванҷ / ناحیۀ ونج) is a district in east Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....

, in the north-west of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province

Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province

Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province is an autonomous, mountainous province in the east of Tajikistan. Located in the Pamir Mountains, it makes up 45% of the land area of the country but only 3% of the population....

, with administrative capital Vanj

Vanj

Vanj is the capital of the Vanj district in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Tajikistan. Vanj lies on the lower course of the Vanj River, a tributary of the Panj, separated from the Yazgulyam River to the south by the Vanj Range....

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It is located east of the Panj River

Panj River

The Panj River , also known as Pyandzh River or Piandj River , is a tributary of the Amu Darya. The river is 1,125 km long and forms a considerable part of the Afghanistan - Tajikistan border....

 at the point where the Panj turns from north to west. It is roughly rectangular, tending to the southwest. It is bounded on the west by the Panj River

Panj River

The Panj River , also known as Pyandzh River or Piandj River , is a tributary of the Amu Darya. The river is 1,125 km long and forms a considerable part of the Afghanistan - Tajikistan border....

 and Afghanistan, on the northwest by Darvoz District

Darvoz district

Darvoz District or Nohiya-i Darvoz is a district in Tajikistan, located at the extreme north-west of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province. It borders on Afghanistan to the south, along the Panj, and within Tajikistan on Khatlon Province to the west and on the Region of Republican Subordination...

, on the north by the Darvoz Range and Farkhor District

Farkhor district

Farkhor District or Nohiya-i Farkhor is a district in Khatlon province, Tajikistan. Its capital is Farkhor....

 of Khatlon Province, on the east (approximately) by the Academy of Science Range and Murghob District

Murghob district

For the one in Afghanistan, see Murghab District.Murghob District or Nohiya-i Murghob is a district in Tajikistan, occupying the eastern two-thirds of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province . It borders on Afghanistan to the south, China's Xinjiang region to the east, and Kyrgyzstan to the north...

 and on the south by the Yazgulem Range

Yazgulem Range

Yazgulem Range in Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province stretches for about 170 km between the Yazgulyam River and the Bartang River in the western Pamir Mountains. It rises in the north-eastern direction from the border with Afghanistan toward its highest elevation at Independence...

 and Rushon District

Rushon district

Rushon District or Nohiya-i Rushon is a district in east Tajikistan, in the west-central part of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province . It stretches along the Bartang River between the Yazgulem Range to the north and the Rushon Range to the south...

. It corresponds to the valleys of the Vanj River

Vanj River

The Vanj River is a river in east Tajikistan. It is a right tributary of the Panj River in Vanj district, north-western Gorno-Badakhshan. It flows southwest between the Darvoz Range to the north and the Vanj Range to the south, joining the Panj at . The Vanj valley is broader and more fertile...

 (north) and the Yazgulyam River

Yazgulyam River

The Yazgulyam River is a tributary of the Panj in Vanj district, western Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan....

 (south), separated by the Vanj Range

Vanj Range

The Vanj Range is a mountain range of Vanj district, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan. It separates the valleys of the Vanj River and the Yazgulyam River....

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The population of Vanj district is 30,400 (1 January 2008 estimate).