Roshtqal'a

Roshtqal'a lies in the valley of the Shakhdara, a tributary of the Gunt in the western Pamirs. The river rises among the high peaks of the Shakhdara Range and flows west through a steep-sided valley. Together with the Gunt valley, this country formed the historical heart of Shughnan. Its villages and fields occupy the narrow land beside the river, beneath the snowbound mountains to the south.