Piskon

Piskon
Piskon is located in Tajikistan
Piskon
Piskon
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 39°10′37″N 69°9′46″E / 39.17694°N 69.16278°E / 39.17694; 69.16278
Country Tajikistan
RegionSughd Region
DistrictAyni District
Elevation
2,609 m (8,560 ft)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
68
Official languages

Piskon (Tajik: Пискон, Russian: Паскан Paskan, Yaghnobi: Пискон, پسکان) is a village in Sughd Region, northwestern Tajikistan. It is part of the jamoat Anzob in the Ayni District. Its population was 79 people as of 2017,[1][better source needed] up from 68 in 2007.[2]

The village is connected by a gravel road and like most Yaghnobi villages consists of a cluster of dwelling constructed with dry stone walls and flat roofs.[citation needed] There is some terracing in the village itself and the topography is very steep.[citation needed]

History

There are neolithic petroglyphs near the village.[citation needed] In the period following the Islamic conquest of their Sogdian ancestors, Piskon was a major center for Yaghnobi refugees.[citation needed]

Geography

Piskon is situated at an altitude of 2,820 metres (9,250 ft) above sea level.[1][better source needed] The village is located 97 kilometres (60 mi) from the center of the jamoat Anzob, and 132 kilometres (82 mi) from the center of the Ayni District.[1][better source needed]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
187035—    
188736+0.17%
190438+0.32%
192730−1.02%
194129−0.24%
196940+1.16%
19957−6.48%
200768+20.86%
201779+1.51%
Source: [1][better source needed]

Its population was 79 people as of 2017,[1][better source needed] up from 68 in 2007.[2]

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Деҳаи Пискон [Village of Piskon]. tojkiston.ucoz.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  2. ^ a b "Brief Scientific Feasibility Study and Proposed Pre-Project Activities for Establishing the Yaghnob Natural Ethnography Park" (PDF) (in Russian). Тajik Social-Ecological Union (ТСОЭС). 2007. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2025-03-16.


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