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River in Tajikistan

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Shakhdara
Pamir topographic map

Location
Country	Tajikistan
Physical characteristics

Source	Shakhdara Range (East)
• coordinates	37°14′25″N 72°39′06″E / 37.240278°N 72.651667°E / 37.240278; 72.651667

Mouth	Gunt River
• location	Khorog
• coordinates	37°28′58″N 71°35′30″E / 37.482778°N 71.591667°E / 37.482778; 71.591667
Length	142 km (88 mi)
Basin size	4,180 km (1,610 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Gunt → Panj → Amu Darya → Aral Sea

The Shakhdara (Tajik: Шоҳдара, Russian: Шахдара) is a left tributary of the Gunt River in southeastern Tajikistan.

The Shakhdara has its source in the eastern part of the Shakhdara Range, not far from the Matz Pass and the Afghan border, in the extreme south of the Pamir Mountains . From there it flows in a westerly direction. It separates the Shakhdara range to the south from the Shughnon Range to the north. In its lower reaches, it turns north and meets the Gunt River east of Khorugh, a few kilometers before the Gunt flows into the Panj River, which is the Amu Darya source river.

It is fed by meltwater from glaciers and melting snow. Its length is 142 km. Its drainage basin covers 4180 km. The average discharge is 35.2 m/s. The water of the Shakhdara is used for irrigation.

References

^ Article Шахдара in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia
Gavrilov, Vladimir (2004). Сплав. Путеводитель по горным рекам бывшего СССР и запада США [Rivers of an Unknown Land] (in Russian). Boreal Pr Inc. ISBN 9780967757032.

v t e Gorno-Badakhshan
Capital: Khorugh
Districts	Darvoz Ishkoshim Murghob Roshtqal'a Rushon Shughnon Vanj
Main cities and towns	Khorugh Kalai-Khumb Ishkoshim Murghob Roshtqal'a Rushon Vanj
Geography	Darvoz Range Vanj Range Yazgulem Range Rushan Range Shughnon Range Sarikol Range Shakhdara Range Ishkoshim Range Sarez Lake Zorkul Lake Karakul Lake Mayakovsky Peak Karl Marx Peak Pik Skalisty
Rivers	Bartang Gunt Pamir Panj Shakhdara Vanj Yazgulem

v t e Rivers of Tajikistan
Ak-Suu Amu Darya Bartang Fan Darya Gunt Iskander Darya Karatag Khanaka Kofarnihon Kyzylsu Muksu Pamir Panj Shakhdara Simiganj Syr Darya Vakhsh Vanj Yaghnob Yazgulem Zambar Zeravshan

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