Nosiri Khusrav District
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Location of the district in Tajikistan
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Coordinates: 37°15′N 68°00′E / 37.250°N 68.000°E / 37.250; 68.000 | |
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Region | Khatlon Region |
Capital | Bahori |
Area | |
• Total | 800 km2 (300 sq mi) |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 39,300 |
• Density | 49/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 |
Official languages |
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Website | www |
Nosiri Khusrav District (Russian: Район Носири Хусрав/Носири-Хусравский район; Tajik: ноҳияи Носири Хусрав, Nohiya-i Nosiri Khusrav), is a district located in the south-western corner of Khatlon RegionofTajikistan on the Amu Darya. It shares borders with Uzbekistan to the west, Afghanistan to the south and the Shahrtuz District to the north and east.[2] The population of the district is 39,300 (January 2020 estimate).[3] Until 2004 it was called Beshkent District (Tajik: ноҳияи Бешкент); then renamed in honor of the 11th century Persian-Tajik poet Nosiri Khusrav (sometimes also Khisrav).[4] The district capital is Bahori, a village at the northernmost tip of the district.[2]
Beshkent is a lowland 70 kilometers in length and 5 kilometers in width—dry without any reliable source of water. beshkent is the warmest valley in Tajikistan, with average temperatures in January and July of 3 °C and 31 °C respectively. The annual average precipitation is 140 millimeters.[5]
The district has an area of about 800 km2 (300 sq mi) and is divided administratively into three jamoats.[6] They are as follows:[7]
Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015)[7] |
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Firuza | 11,796 |
Istiqlol | 9,820 |
Navruz | 13,935 |
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