Murghob
Murghob (; "Murgab", from the Persian word "margh-ab" meaning 'prairie river'), formerly Pamirski Post is the capital of Murghob District in the Pamir Mountains of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan. With a population of 4,000, Murghab is about the only significant town in the eastern half of Gorno-Badakhshan. It is the highest town in Tajikistan (and of the former Soviet Union) at 3,650 m above sea level. It is where the Pamir Highway crosses the river Murghab. Murghob is the main village of the jamoat Murghob, population 7,468 (2015). The Pamir Highway goes north to Sary-Tash and  on to Osh in Kyrgyzstan and southwest to the region's capital Khorugh. Another road goes east over the Kulma Pass to the Karakoram Highway in China connecting to Tashkurgan to the south and Kashgar in the north. Pamirsky Post. The place was founded by the Russians as Pamirsky Post in 1893, as their most advanced military outpost into Central Asia. The modern town was constructed during the period of Soviet rule of Tajikistan as a rest stop along the Pamir Highway. The Soviet military outpost closed in 2002, causing economic hardship partially offset by tourism receipts. Climate. Murghab has  an alpine tundra climate ("ET") in the Köppen climate classification. The average annual temperature is . The warmest month is July with an average temperature of and the coolest month is January with an average temperature of . The average annual precipitation is and has an average of 87.1 days with precipitation. The wettest month is May with an average of of precipitation and the driest month is September with an average of of precipitation.