AKDN Press Release: An Urban Park Is Inaugurated in Khorog, Tajikistan

khorog-park-opening2Khorog, Tajikistan, 10 October 2009 – Tajik Government dignitaries and officials from the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) today inaugurated a US$ 4 million urban park in Khorog, the main city of Tajikistan’s mountainous Gorno-Badakshan Automomous Oblast (GBAO), which is situated on the border with Afghanistan.

The park was officially opened by Tajikistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Asadullo Gulomov in the presence of His Highness the Aga Khan, the Spiritual Leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network.

  • His Highness the Aga Khan, the First Deputy Prime Minister Asadullo Gulomov, and the Governor of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast, Qodiri Qosim, inaugurate park in Gorno-Badakhshan
  • Park as catalyst for development in Tajikistan
  • New green space as part of Aga Khan Development Network activities in region

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Remarks by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Inauguration of Khorog City Park and Photo Gallery

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