Bokhtar
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| Province | Khatlon |
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Bokhtar (Template:Langx),[3] previously known as Qurghonteppa, Kurganteppa and Kurgan-Tyube, is a city in southwestern Tajikistan, which serves as the capital of the Khatlon region. Bokhtar is the largest city in southern Tajikistan, and is located 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Dushanbe and 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of Kunduz, Afghanistan.
Population
In 2019, the city's population was estimated at 110,800, making it the third-largest city in the country. The population fluctuates depending on the season, due to the many Tajik migrant workers in Russia.
Along with the capital Dushanbe, Bokhtar is more demographically diverse than the other major Tajik cities such as Khujand, Kulob or Istaravshan.[4] Major ethnicities include Tajiks, Uzbeks, Russians, Pashtuns, Tatars, Ukrainians, Kazakhs and other Turkic peoples.[citation needed] The city had a large number of ethnic Russians who worked in the industrial and agricultural complexes in and around the city, during the existence of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic.
Bokhtar is a stronghold of Emomali Rahmon's political opponents.[5]
Overview
During the civil war in Tajikistan, Bokhtar (then Qurghonteppa) became the epicenter of conflict by the summer of 1992, and was seriously damaged.[6] Many of the local Kulobi and Uzbeks were forced to flee in 1992, following attacks by the pro-opposition Gharmi forces.
The city was officially renamed from Qurghonteppa to Bokhtar on 22 January 2018.[7] The name change was one of many in Tajikistan targeting places whose names derive from the Uzbek and Kyrgyz languages.[8]
Near Bokhtar are the ruins of a Buddhist monastery complex called Ajina Tepe, believed to be built in the 7th or 8th centuries CE. It features a 12-meter-long image of Buddha in Nirvana.[9]
Bokhtar International Airport provides flights to a handful of cities in Tajikistan, Russia and Kazakhstan.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon with personnel of the India-Tajik Friendship Hospital in Bokhtar, 13 July 2015. -
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Climate
Bokhtar has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk), with cool winters and very hot summers. Precipitation is quite low. It is highest in the spring, while summers are very dry.
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Notable people
- Sergei Mandreko (1971-2022) - football coach
- Nurudin N. Mukhitdinov (1959-) - politician
Trivia
Finnish electronic duo Pan Sonic have a track entitled "Radio Qurghonteppa" on their 2010 farewell album Gravitoni.[13]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Агентии омори назди Президенти Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон. "ШУМОРАИ АҲОЛИИ ҶУМҲУРИИ ТОҶИКИСТОН ТО 1 ЯНВАРИ СОЛИ 2022" (PDF).
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Переименование ряда городов, районов и селений Хатлонской области | Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". prezident.tj. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ Borjian, Habib, “Kurgan Tepe”, Encyclopaedia Iranica. Online edition 2005. [1]
- ^ Ethnic groups at risk: The status of Tajiks Heritage Society
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Memories of the Tajik Civil War". CESMI. November 22, 2012. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Renaming of a number of cities, districts and settlements of Khatlon Province | Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". prezident.tj.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tajik authorities continue renaming cities and districts". Asia-Plus. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kurgan Tube". Archived from the original on 2021-08-15. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.КЛИМАТ УЛАН-БАТОРА (in русский). Pogoda.ru.net. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kurgan-Tyube,Tajikistan". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Climate Normals for Kurgan-Tjube". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pan Sonic - Gravitoni". Discogs.
External links
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- Kurgan Tepe in Encyclopaedia Iranica Online
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| Rank | Name | Region | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dushanbe | Dushanbe | 1,201,800 |
| 2 | Khujand | Sughd | 198,700 |
| 3 | Bokhtar | Khatlon | 126,700 |
| 4 | Kulob | Khatlon | 105,800 |
| 5 | Istaravshan | Sughd | 64,300 |
| 6 | Tursunzoda | Districts of Republican Subordination | 57,800 |
| 7 | Isfara | Sughd | 54,900 |
| 8 | Vahdat | Districts of Republican Subordination | 54,400 |
| 9 | Konibodom | Sughd | 54,400 |
| 10 | Panjakent | Sughd | 43,800 |
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