Panj
Sign in to savePanj () 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
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- Panj
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- Tajikistan
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- bottom
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- Location in Tajikistan
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Tajikistan
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- Region
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- Khatlon
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- District
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- Panj
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- 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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- Name
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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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