Kulob (:/کولاب, for swampy place, rushes), also Kulab or Kulyab , is a city in Kulob district, Khatlon Province, Tajikistan. Located 203 km south-east of the capital Dushanbe on the Yakhsu River (a right tributary of Panj), it is one of the largest cities in the country (pop. 100,000 in 2006) (...) (from Wikipedia)