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Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

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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 southwest ...

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, surrounding the regional capital

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(Bokhtar). Its administrative capital is the town of Ismoili Somoni (pop. 8,500).''Republic of Tajikistan'', map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe The population of Kushoniyon District is 245,900 (January 2020 estimate).

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about and is divided administratively into three towns and five jamoats. They are as follows:Jamoat-level basic indicators
United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 9 October 2020

History

On 7 January 1944 the district was created under the named Oktyabr District (ноҳияи Октябр) was created in the

Qurghonteppa Oblast Qurghonteppa Oblast (also known as Kurgan-Tyube Oblast (russian: Курга́н-Тюби́нская область; tg, Вилояти Кӯрғонтеппа)) was an administrative subdivision in Tajikistan until 1992, when it was merged with Ku ...

. On 6 January 1965 the District was renamed to Kommunisti District (ноҳияи Коммунистӣ). Then in 1990 the district was renamed to Bokhtar District. And finally in 2018 - to Kushoniyon District.

Geology

Bokhtar area forms part of

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basin. This basin has been estimated to contain vast reserves of oil, natural gas and condensate.

References

Districts of Khatlon Region Districts of Tajikistan {{Tajikistan-geo-stub