Murghob (; "Murgab", from the Persian word "margh-ab" meaning "prairie river"), formerly Pamirski Post is the capital of Murghob District in the Pamir Mountains of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Tajikistan. With a population of 4,000, Murghab is about the only significant town in the eastern half of Gorno-Badakhshan. It is the highest town in Tajikistan (and of the former Soviet Union) at 3,650 m above sea level. It located at the point where the Pamir Highway crosses the river Murghab. Murghob is the main village of the jamoat Murghob, population 7,468 (2015).