Varzob

Varzob
Varzob

Location in Tajikistan

Coordinates: 38°46′25″N 068°49′04″E / 38.77361°N 68.81778°E / 38.77361; 68.81778Coordinates: 38°46′25″N 068°49′04″E / 38.77361°N 68.81778°E / 38.77361; 68.81778
Country Tajikistan
Province Region of Republican Subordination
Elevation 1,108 m (3,635 ft)
Time zone GMT/UTC + 05:00 hour

Varzob is a settlement in Varzob district, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan, in central Asia.[1] It is the administrative center for the Varzob district.

Geography

Varzob is located on the left (east) bank of the Varzob River, about 25 km north of Dushanbe. The village of Begar[2] lies about 2.5 km north of Varzob on the right bank of the river, and the village of Varzobkala[3] lies just .75 km south of Varzob on the right bank of the river.

There are seven rivers in the area: the Varzob, the Simiganj, the Sioma, the Seer, the Vakhsh, the Amoo, and the Sorhob.

View from Bigar table. 4 km north from the Varzob centre. Elevation: 1530m. 38.799316°0′N 68.838658°0′E / 38.799°N 68.839°E / 38.799; 68.839

Notes

  1. ↑ Varzob (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ↑ Begar (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. ↑ Varzobkala (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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