Hot spring shirchor
- Location
- Shirchor, Gorkha, China
- Water type
- sulfurous
- Temperature
- 38 °C
- pH
- 6.5
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Hot Spring Shirchor is a naturally warm geothermal spring in the mountainous landscape of Central Asia — possibly in Tajikistan or a neighbouring region — its name drawing on local linguistic heritage to designate a thermal water site known to communities in this remote and geologically active highland zone. Central Asia's mountain ranges, including the Pamir, Tian Shan, and Alai, produce significant geothermal resources wherever the complex tectonic history of the region brings heated groundwater close to the surface. The spring provides naturally warm, mineralised water in the remote and spectacular mountain setting characteristic of Central Asia's high-altitude geothermal landscape.