Ghafurov
Ghafurov (also Gafurov, Tajik: Ғафуров, romanized: Ğafurov/Ƣafurov; Russian: Гафуров, romanized: Gafurov) is a town in Ghafurov district, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. It has a population of 18100 (2014 estimate),[1] down from 18,900 in the 1989 census.[2] The town was created in 1965, and until 1978 had the name Sovietabad (Russian: Советабад). In that year it was renamed in honor of Bobojon Ghafurovich Ghafurov,[3] commemorating his term of office as the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Tajikistan from 1946 to 1956.
Ghafurov | |
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Ghafurov Location in Tajikistan | |
Coordinates: 40°13′12″N 69°43′48″E | |
Country | |
Province | Sughd |
District | Ghafurov district |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 18,100 |
Ghafurov is the administrative center of Ghafurov district. The city lies a few kilometers southeast of the provincial capital of Khujand near the border with Kyrgyzstan. A chief product of the city is vegetable and fruit preserves.[4] There is also a cotton industry. The nearest train station is Khujand (formerly Leninabad).[5]
References
- Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2014, p.19, State Committee of Statistics TajStat
- World Gazetteer, Tajikistan
- Russian Dictionary-Search engine mirslovarej.com
- Luigi De Martino: Tajikistan at a Crossroad: The Politics of Decentralization Weltbank-Bericht, January 2004 p. 52
- Geographic information on Google Earth