Panj () is a city in southern

Tajikistan Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital city, capital and most populous city. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, south, Uzbekistan to ...

which is situated on the

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border, some south of the capital

Dushanbe Dushanbe is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 1,564,700, with this population being largely Tajiks, Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe, and from 1929 to 1961 as St ...

. It is located along the north bank of the river Panj, from which it derives its name. The population of the town is 12,500 (January 2020 estimate).

Name

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times Panj was known as ''Baumanabad'', and later as ''Kirovabad''. It has also been known as Pyandj, Pyandzh, Kirowabad, Sarai, Sarai-Kamar, Saray Komar, and Saray-Kamar. It is not to be confused with the town of

Dusti Dusti (; ) is a town in Khatlon Region, southern Tajikistan, near the Afghan border. It is the seat of the Jayhun District. Its population is 18,800 (January 2020 estimate). Under Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), com ...

which has been also known as Pyandj, Pyandzh, Molotovabad and Dŭsty.

FEZ Panj

The Panj Free Economic Zone is located here.

References

Populated places in Khatlon Region {{Khatlon-geo-stub