Shahritus (before 2021 Shahrituz
tg, Шаҳритуз''.''
, now Шаҳритӯс ''Shahritŭs'', ) is a town in
Khatlon Region, southwestern
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
. Situated on the river
Kofarnihon
The Kofarnihon ( tg, Кофарниҳон, uz, Kofarnihon, russian: Кафирниган ''Kafirnigan'') is one of the major tributaries of the Amu Darya (together with Vakhsh and Panj) in Tajikistan. The river is long and has a basin area of . ...
, the city was founded in 1938. Its population is 17,200 (January 2020 estimate).
It is the seat of the
Shahritus District.
Geography
Climate
Shahritus has a
cold semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...
(
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
''BSk''). The average annual temperature is 17.2 °C (63.0 °F). The warmest month is July with an average temperature of and the coolest month is January with an average temperature of . The average annual precipitation is and has an average of 59.2 days with precipitation. The wettest month is March with an average of of precipitation and the driest month is August with an average of 0 mm of precipitation.
Transport
The railway crosses the river at this point.
See also
*
Railway stations in Tajikistan
References
External links
Jamoat's Understanding of Poor Households
Populated places in Khatlon Region
Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union
Populated places established in 1938
1938 establishments in the Soviet Union
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