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Khatlon Region Khatlon Region ( tg, Вилояти Хатлон, ''Viloyati Xatlon''), one of the four provinces of Tajikistan ( tg, вилоят, ''Viloyat''), is the most populous of the four first level administrative regions. It is situated in the southwes ...

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Jayhun District tg, Ноҳияи Ҷайҳун , image_map = Location of Jayhun District in Tajikistan.png , mapsize = , map_caption = Location of the district in Tajikistan , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivisio ...

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, southern

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border. It is the seat of the

. Its population is 18,800 (January 2020 estimate). Under

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rule the town was named Molotovabad., source National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Transport

Dusti is located on north–south highway E123. It is served by a station on the national railway system.

References

Populated places in Khatlon Region {{Tajikistan-geo-stub

Transport

See also

References