Gharmayn


Gharmayn is a village in Sughd Region, northwestern Tajikistan. It is part of the jamoat Anzob in the Ayni District. Its population was 47 in 2017, down slightly from 49 in 2007. It is sometimes divided into a lower part and an upper part.
The village consisted of several dwellings, that typically of Yaghnobi villages are constructed of dry stone walls and flat roofs. The village is connected by a road and possesses a water mill. The main crops are potatoes which are grown on the steep slope that the village sits on. There is no terracing.

Toponymy

The village's name is Yaghnobi for "mountain village". The first part of its name "ғар", the Yaghnobi word for mountain, derives from the Sogdian "ꙋr", also meaning mountain.

Geography

Gharmayn is situated at an altitude of approximately above sea level. The village is located from the center of the jamoat Anzob, and from the center of the Ayni District.

Demographics

Its population was 47 people as of 2017, slightly down from 49 in 2007.