| Piskon | |
|---|---|
  PiskonLocation in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 39°10′37″N 69°9′46″E / 39.17694°N 69.16278°E / 39.17694; 69.16278 | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Sughd Region |
| District | Ayni District |
| Elevation | 2,609 m (8,560 ft) |
| Population | |
| • 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 68 in 2007.
The village is connected by a gravel road and like most vagnobi villages consists of a cluster of dwelling constructed with dry stone walls and flat roofs. There is some terracing in the village itself and the topography is very steep.
History
- There are neolithic petroglyphs near the village.
- In the period following the Islamic conquest of their Sogdian ancestors Piskon was defecto capital of the yaghnobi refugees.
Notes
References
- Village Piskon, tojkiston.ucoz.ru
- "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. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- Website of the Yaghnobi survey.
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