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Bokhtar
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Bokhtar (), 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 south of Dushanbe and north of Kunduz, Afghanistan.
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Bokhtar is a city and administrative center in Tajikistan, serving as the capital of Khatlon Province. It has at various times been part of the Soviet Union and the Emirate of Bukhara. The city’s official name is Бохтар, with historical names including Курган-Тюбе and Қӯрғонтеппа. Tajik is the official language, and the local dialing code is 992-3222.
Located at an elevation of 428 meters, Bokhtar covers an area of 26 square kilometers. Its population is recorded as 126,700, while other sources cite 110,800. The city operates in the UTC+05:00 time zone and uses the postal code 735140.
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Place details
- Locality
- Бохтар
- Region
- Вилояти Хатлон
- Country
- Тоҷикистон
- Population
- 110,800
- Timezone
- Asia/Dushanbe
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Bokhtar
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- tg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Бохтар 2018.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Bokhtar in 2018
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Tajikistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Tajikistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Khatlon
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 26
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2019
- Settlement.population_total
- 126,700
- Settlement.population_metro
- 190,000
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- 4261
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 430
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- administrative centre
- Official name
- Қӯрғонтеппа
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Official language
- Tajik
- Population
- 42075
- Area
- 26
- Elevation
- 428
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
- Official website
- www.bokhtar.tj
- Image
- Qurghonteppa 2010 02.jpg
- Dialing code
- 992-3222
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- topic's main category
- Category:Bokhtar
- Commons category
- Bokhtar
- category for people born here
- Q8060308
- native label
- Бохтар
- postal code
- 735140
- P12749
- Hamilton
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Population
- Overview
- Climate
- Notable people
- Trivia
- See also
- References
- External links
Bokhtar (), 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 south of Dushanbe and 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.
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