 It is roughly rectangular, tending to the southwest.It is bounded on the west by the Panj River and Afghanistan, on the northwest by Darvoz District, on the north by the Darvoz Range and Farkhor District of Khatlon Province, on the east (approximately) by the Academy of Science Range and Murghob District and on the south by the Yazgulem Range and Rushon District.It corresponds to the valleys of the Vanj River (north) and the Yazgulyam River (south), separated by the Vanj Range.