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Panj () is a city in southern Tajikistan which is situated on the Afghan border, some south of the capital Dushanbe. 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).

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Panj
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Tajikistan
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bottom
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Location in Tajikistan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Tajikistan
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Khatlon
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District
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Panj
Settlement.population_as_of
2020
Settlement.population_total
12500

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
posyolok
Official name
Пяндж
Country
Tajikistan
Located in
Panj District
Population
13800
Capital of
Panj District
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different from
Panj River
postal code
735230
Commons category
Panj
native label
Панҷ
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Encyclopedic overview

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Panj () is a city in southern Tajikistan which is situated on the Afghan border, some south of the capital Dushanbe. 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 == In Soviet 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Panj” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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