Vorukh
Encyclopedia
Vorukh is a jamoat
in northern Tajikistan
. It is located in Isfara District
in Sughd
province. The jamoat has a total population of 23,121.
Vorukh forms part of an exclave of Tajikistan within Kyrgyzstan
. There are several such enclaves, and they all come from Stalin's drawing of borders in the 1930s. See Batken Province
.
Jamoats of Tajikistan
The Jamoats of Tajikistan refer to the third-level administrative divisions, similar to communes or municipalities, in the Central Asia country of Tajikistan...
in northern 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....
. It is located in Isfara District
Isfara district
Isfara District or Nohiya-i Isfara is a district at the north-eastern edge of Sughd province, Tajikistan, bordering on Uzbekistan's Ferghana Valley to the north and Kyrgyzstan to the south. Its capital is Isfara.-Administrative divisions:...
in Sughd
Sughd
Sughd Province is one of the four administrative divisions and one of the three provinces that make up Tajikistan. Centered in the historical Sogdiana, it is located in the northwest of the country, with an area of some 25,400 square kilometers and a population of 2,132,100 , up from 1,870,000...
province. The jamoat has a total population of 23,121.
Vorukh forms part of an exclave of Tajikistan within Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
. There are several such enclaves, and they all come from Stalin's drawing of borders in the 1930s. See Batken Province
Batken Province
Batken Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Batken. It is bounded on the east by Osh Province, on the south, west and north by Tajikistan and on the northeast by Uzbekistan. The northern part of the province is part of the flat, agricultural Ferghana Valley...
.