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Vrang

Village and Jamoat in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan

Vrang (Russian and Tajik: Вранг) is a village and jamoat located in the Wakhan region of Tajikistan. It is located in Ishkoshim District in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. The jamoat has a total population of 6,541 (2015).

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Vrang is home to a stupa of unknown origin, which may have originally been a Zoroastrian fire temple.

Remnants of a Stupa above the Panj valley
Remnants of a Stupa above the Panj valley
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