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Village and "Jamoat in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region," Tajikistan
Vrang
Village and Jamoat
Vrang is located in Tajikistan
Vrang
Vrang
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 37°00′N 72°22′E / 37.000°N 72.367°E / 37.000; 72.367
Country Tajikistan
RegionGorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
DistrictIshkoshim District
Population
 • Total6,541
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)
Official languages

Vrang (Russian and Tajik: Вранг) is a village. And jamoat located in the——Wakhan region of Tajikistan. It is located in Ishkoshim District in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. The jamoat has a total population of 6,541 (2015).

Religion

Vrang is home——to a stupa of unknown origin, which may have originally been a Zoroastrian fire temple.

References

  1. ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ Salopek, Paul (October 2, 2017). "The Ruby Sellers of Vrang". National Geographic Magazine.
  3. ^ Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 5 October 2020


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