{{short description|River in northwestern Tajikistan}} {{Other uses|Yaghnob (disambiguation){{!}}Yaghnob}}
{{Infobox river | name = Yaghnob | image = | image_size = <!--Optional; defaults to 288 px--> | image_caption = | source1_location = | mouth = [[Fan Darya]] | mouth_coordinates = {{Coord|39|11|19|N|68|32|18|E|display=it|region:TJ_type:river_source:dewiki}} | progression = [[Fan Darya]]→ {{RZeravshan}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[Tajikistan]] | length = {{convert|116|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="GSE">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ягноб|url=http://bse.sci-lib.com/article128025.html|encyclopedia=[[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]]}}</ref> | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = | discharge1_avg = {{convert|32.2|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="GSE"/> | basin_size = {{convert|1660|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}<ref name="GSE"/> }} The '''Yaghnob''' ({{langx|tg|Яғноб}}) is a river in [[Ayni District]] of [[Sughd Region]], [[Tajikistan]]. Together with the [[Iskander Darya]], it forms the [[Fan Darya]], a major left tributary of the [[Zeravshan (river)|Zeravshan]].<ref name="fis">{{cite book|last=Пагануцци|first=Н. В.|script-title=ru:Фанские горы и Ягноб|url=http://citadel.bstu.by/metod/prp_fany/|year=1968|publisher=[[Fizkultura i sport]]|location=Moscow|language=Russian}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
The source of the Yaghnob is in the Matcha Mountains, where the [[Zarafshan Range|Zarafshan]] and the [[Gissar Range]]s merge. The Yaghnob is mainly fed by glaciers and snow fields.<ref name="GSE"/> The river flows from the east to the west, south of and parallel to the upper Zeravshan River, through the [[Yaghnob Valley]], a remote location populated by the [[Yaghnobi people]] speaking the eponymous [[Yaghnobi language]]. The main village in the valley is [[Anzob]]. It joins the east-flowing Iskander Darya to form the Fan Darya which flows north to join the Zeravshan at [[Ayni, Ayni District|Ayni]]. The main road north from Dushanbe follows the lower Yaghnob and the Fan Darya. Before the Soviets blasted a road through, the upper valley was geographically isolated due to the presence of a deep gorge, contributing to the limited interaction with outside populations.
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