The Gunt (Russian: Гунт, Tajik: Ғунд Ghund or Аличур Alichur, historically in English also Ghund[1]) is a river in the south of Tajikistan, north of the Shughnon Range.
[2] Its source, Lake Yashilkul, is situated at the edge of the Alichur Pamir, a high plateau or pamir at an elevation of 3,720 m. The city of Khorog is located at the confluence of the Gunt with the Panj (one of the source rivers of the Amu Darya, forming the border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan).
The river flow is very seasonal, low in winter, but high in July and August due to water from melting snow.
Due to the mountainous terrain, the rivercourse is very fast, over 2 m/s at times.
Often the stream occupies the whole river valley, but sometimes it divides into several courses.