Bulunqŭl
in Viloyati Mukhtori Kŭhistoni Badakhshon, Tajikistan

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
37.704 and 72.945 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 37° 42' 15" and E 72° 56' 41"
Currency and Currency Code:
Somoni - TJS
Spoken languages:
Tajik, Russian
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 05:42 PM (Monday)
Timezone: Asia/Dushanbe
UTC/GMT offset: 5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:06 am and 7:03 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-27.155 and -109.432 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hanga Roa
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Tajikistan in Central Asia

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Tajikistan.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Tajikistan. Last Update: 2024-05-06 08:04:52

Touring Bulunqŭl

Bulunqŭl in Viloyati Mukhtori Kŭhistoni Badakhshon is a town located in Tajikistan about 234 mi (or 376 km) east of Dushanbe, the country's capital place.

Time in Bulunqŭl is now 05:42 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Asia / Dushanbe with an UTC offset of 5 hours. We know of 6 airports nearby Bulunqŭl. The closest is airport we know is Sheghnan Airport in Afghanistan in a distance of 80 mi (or 128 km). Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs) in a distance of 81 mi (or 130 km), North-West.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Khandud, Murghab, Roshtqal'a, Rushon and Khorugh. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Bulunkul

Bulunkul is a shallow, freshwater lake in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, in the south-east of the Central Asian nation of Tajikstan, about 130 km east of the provincial capital of Khorugh. Lying in the upper Gunt valley of the Pamir Mountains, it has an area of 3900 ha with a maximum depth of 6 m. Dense vegetation covers much of its surface. It is 1.5 km from a similar lake, Yashilkul, both of which are surrounded by other wetlands as well as sand and pebble plains.

Located at 37.7194, 72.9556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lakes of Tajikistan, Important Bird Areas of Tajikistan, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Bulunkul’, Bulunqul, Bulunqŭl, Булункӯл