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Simiganj (river)
The Simiganj ( tg, Симиганҷ, russian: Симиганч ''Simiganch'') is a short, 27 km, river in western Tajikistan, central Asia. It rises from an elevation of about 3000 meters on the southwestern slopes of a mountain in the Gissar Range, flows past the town of Simiganj and enters the Kofarnihon River at the city of Vahdat , image_skyline = Ваҳдат. Муҷассамаи Модар.tif , imagesize = , image_caption = , image_flag = , image_seal = , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Tajikistan , pushpin_label_position = bottom , pushpin_mapsize = , pu .... Notes Rivers of Tajikistan {{Tajikistan-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gissar Range
Hisar Range ( tg, Қаторкӯҳи Ҳисор; uz, Hisor tizmasi, russian: Гиссарский хребет; uk, Ґаторкугі Гісор; fa, رشتهکوه حصار; also known as Hissar, Hisor, or Gissar Range) is a mountain range in Central Asia, in the western part of the Pamir-Alay system, stretching over 200 km in the general east–west direction across the territory of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Geography The Hisar Range lies south of the Zarafshon Range, extending north of Dushanbe through Tajikistan's Hissar District of the Districts of Republican Subordination and reaching Uzbekistan at the north tip of Surxondaryo Region. The highest point in the Hissar Range at is located in Uzbekistan on the border with Tajikistan, just north-west of Dushanbe. Formerly known as ''Peak of the 22nd Congress of the Communist Party'', the Khazret Sultan is also the highest point in all Uzbekistan. The Hissar Range is composed of crystalline rocks, schist, and san ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kofarnihon
The Kofarnihon ( tg, Кофарниҳон, uz, Kofarnihon, russian: Кафирниган ''Kafirnigan'') is one of the major tributaries of the Amu Darya (together with Vakhsh and Panj) in Tajikistan. The river is long and has a basin area of .Кафирниган It rises on the southern slopes of in Vahdat district, formerly Kofarnihon district, and flows in the general south-western direction past the cities of |
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Central Asia. It has an area of and an estimated population of 9,749,625 people. Its capital and largest city is Dushanbe. It is bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east. It is separated narrowly from Pakistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. The traditional homelands of the Tajiks include present-day Tajikistan as well as parts of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. The territory that now constitutes Tajikistan was previously home to several ancient cultures, including the city of Sarazm of the Neolithic and the Bronze Age and was later home to kingdoms ruled by people of different faiths and cultures, including the Oxus civilization, Andronovo culture, Buddhism, Nestor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simiganj
Simiganj (russian: Симигандж; tg, Симиганҷ) is a village and jamoat in Tajikistan., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency It is part of the city of Vahdat in Districts of Republican Subordination Districts under Tajikistan Central Government Jurisdiction or Republic Subordination (russian: Районы республиканского подчинения, Rajony respublikanskogo podchineniya; tg, Ноҳияҳои тобеи ҷумҳу� .... The jamoat has a total population of 35,473 (2015).Jamoat-level basic indicators United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 14 October 2020 The river Simiganj flows through the town. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kofarnihon River
The Kofarnihon ( tg, Кофарниҳон, uz, Kofarnihon, russian: Кафирниган ''Kafirnigan'') is one of the major tributaries of the Amu Darya (together with Vakhsh and Panj) in Tajikistan. The river is long and has a basin area of .Кафирниган It rises on the southern slopes of in , formerly Kofarnihon district, and flows in the general south-western direction past the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vahdat
Vahdat ( tg, Ваҳдат) is a city in western Tajikistan, on the bank of the Kofarnihon River, 21 km east of Dushanbe. It was previously called Yangi-Bozor (1927–1936), Orjonikidzeobod (1936–1993, after Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze) and Kofarnihon (1993–2006). Its population is estimated at 43,200 for the city proper and 342,700 for the city with the outlying communities (2020). Vahdat was the focus on international attention in 2019 when a riot occurred in the city's prison, believed to be instigated by members of Islamic State, which led to the deaths of three guards and 29 inmates. Geography The city is located in the upper basin of the river Kofarnihon, and is near the Gissar Range (southern slopes) and the Karategin Range (northern slopes), to the west, the city is on the edge of the Gissar Valley. Subdivisions Before ca. 2018, Vahdat was the seat of Vahdat District, which covered the rural part of the present city of Vahdat. The city of Hisor covers Hisor proper, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
