Darshai

Darshai, also known as Darshay, is a village in Tajikistan. ^{[1] [2]} It falls in Ishkoshim District of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast. ^{[3] [4]}

Darshai
Village
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Coordinates: 36°47′55″N72°00′05″E / 36.79863°N 72.00135°E / 36.79863; 72.00135
Country	Tajikistan
Region	Gorno-Badakhshan
District	Ishkoshim
Time zone	UTC+05:00 (Tajikistan Time)
• Summer (DST)	(Not Observed)

Terrain

Darshai lies in the Wakhan Valley which was an important branch on the Silk Road. ^{[5] [6]} The valley is part of Pamir mountain range. ^[7] The area is rich in minerals. ^[8]

Architecture

The houses here have typical Pamiri interior with a skylight at the centre of the ceiling in an artistic arrangement of four wooden squares thought to be representing Zoroastrian elements of air, water, earth and fire. ^[7]

See also

• Ishkoshim District
• Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast

References

1. Bakker, Jan; Oriol, Christine (2018-11-15). Trekking in Tajikistan: The northern ranges, Pamirs and Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. Cicerone Press Limited. ISBN   978-1-78362-704-2.
2. Mayhew, Bradley (2015-03-16). Asia centrale (in Italian). EDT srl. ISBN   978-88-592-0752-8.
3. Mastibekov, Otambek (2014-05-16). Leadership and Authority in Central Asia: The Ismaili Community in Tajikistan. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-135-00683-9.
4. Dagiev, Dagikhudo; Faucher, Carole (2018-09-28). Identity, History and Trans-Nationality in Central Asia: The Mountain Communities of Pamir. Routledge. ISBN   978-1-351-12424-9.
5. "The Silk Road castles and temples: Ancient Wakhan in legends and history". Taylor & Francis.
6. "Tajikistan Diary: Rumor-Bound in Badakhshan". Eurasianet.
7. "You've Got a Friend | On the Roof of the World in Tajikistan". Outpost Magazine. 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
8. Bobokhodjaev, I. Ya; Davlatmamadov, Sh M. (1994-07-01). "The mineral sources of Ishkashim district; Mineral'nie istochniki Ishkashimskogo rayona". OSTI (in Russian).