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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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district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

in the

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

, located south of the

Vakhsh Range Vakhsh Range (russian: Вахшский хребет; uz, Vaxsh tizmasi) is a mountain range in Tajikistan, forming the north-west border of Khatlon Province with the Region of Republican Subordination. It stretches for a length of about 80 km alon ...

along the middle course of the river Kyzylsu. It had an estimated population of 69,800 as of 2020. Before 1957, it was called ''Qizil-Mazor District'' ( tg, Ноҳияи Қизил Мазор) or ''Kzyl-Mazar District'' (russian: Кзыл-Мазарский район), then renamed ''Sovetskiy District'' (russian: Советский район), and in 2004 given its present name ''Temurmalik District''. The new name honors a medieval military hero,

Timur Malik Timur Malik ( fa, تیمور ملک) was a statesman of the Khwarazmian Empire, who served as the governor of Khujand in the region of Transoxiana. He is known for his valiant though ultimately unsuccessful defense of Khujand in 1219-1220 during th ...

, who in 1220 led the people of

Khujand Khujand ( tg, Хуҷанд, Khujand; Uzbek: Хўжанд, romanized: Хo'jand; fa, خجند‌, Khojand), sometimes spelled Khodjent and known as Leninabad (russian: Ленинабад, Leninabad; tg, Ленинобод, Leninobod; fa, لن� ...

in their struggle against the Mongol occupation. In 2012, Tajikistan experienced one of the harshest winters in 50 years resulting in major flooding as the snow melted. Kiblay Village in the Temurmalik District was one of the most heavily damaged areas within Tajikistan as a result of the floods.

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about and is divided administratively into one town and six jamoats. They are as follows:Jamoat-level basic indicators
United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 11 October 2020

References

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