Alichur
Sign in to saveAlichur is a jamoat (municipality) and village in Murghob District, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan. The population of the jamoat is 2,422 (2015). The name of the village means Ali's curse and is reputed to have been spoken by the prophet's son-in-law Ali on a journey through the area, on account of the harsh climate and penetrating winds there.
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- Instance of
- jamoat
- Country
- Tajikistan
- Located in
- Murghob District
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
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- postal code
- 736 600
- Commons category
- Alichur (town)
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Alichur is a jamoat (municipality) and village in Murghob District, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan. The population of the jamoat is 2,422 (2015). The name of the village means Ali's curse and is reputed to have been spoken by the prophet's son-in-law Ali on a journey through the area, on account of the harsh climate and penetrating winds there.
==Government== As of September 2017, the leader of the community was Mahan Atabaev, a poacher turned conservationist.
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