Village
Murghab
- Territory type
- Village
- Elevation
- 3900 m
Territory notes
The field account
On the roof of Central Asia, this small village is the main place of the Pamir. A territory bigger than Switzerland, which is populated by Pamiris and Kyrgyz nomads. Murghab is a place founded by Russian in 1893 as the most advanced military post in Central Asia at the altitude of 3650 meters, and count today about 4000 inhabitants. It located at the junction of the Pamir Highway (M41) and the Murghab River.
Map margin
Where it sits
The map marks an orientation point for this territory; it does not describe its boundary.
Geographic index
Within this territory
2 destinations in the catalogue
Sights and natural places
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Sumantash
Sight
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Kichik Marjanay
Sight · 3720 m
Visual field notes
A closer look
