Shughnon District


Shughnon District or Nohiya-i Shughnon is a district in east Tajikistan, in the central-western part of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. It is bordered by the Panj River and Afghanistan on the west, the Rushan Range and Rushon district on the north, Murghab district on the east and the Shughnon Range and Roshtqal'a district on the south. It corresponds to the valley of the Gunt River. The district capital is Khorugh, which is also the capital of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. The population of Shughnon District is 38,000.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided administratively into jamoats. They are as follows.