Kalanak, Tajikistan

Kalanak (Persian: قلعه‌نَک‎) is a town and jamoat in Tajikistan. It is located in Rasht District in Districts of Republican Subordination province. The jamoat has a total population of 6420.[1]

Kalanak
Town and Jamoat
Country Tajikistan
ProvinceDistricts of Republican Subordination
DistrictRasht District
Population
 • Total6,420
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)

Kalanak, Tajikistan is a town in the Districts of Republican Subordination in central Tadjikistan.

The town is on the Surkhob River.

History

During the 1920s the area was a hotbed for the Basmachi, the anti-Soviet resistance in Central Asia.[2][3] The Petra Pervogo Range with a height of 4,745 is nearby.

During the Civil War in Tajikistan from 1992–1997, the area was a hotbed for Islamist forces, and October 2010, the Tajik Interior Ministry asserted it had killed three militants nearby at Gharm amid an alleged rise in Islamic militancy in the region.[4][5]

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References
  1. "List of Jamoats". UN Coordination, Tajikistan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
  2. Ritter, William S (1990). "Revolt in the Mountains: Fuzail Maksum and the Occupation of Garm, Spring 1929". Journal of Contemporary History. 25: 547. doi:10.1177/002200949002500408.
  3. Ritter, William S (1985). "The Final Phase in the Liquidation of Anti-Soviet Resistance in Tadzhikistan: Ibrahim Bek and the Basmachi, 1924-31". Soviet Studies. 37 (4). doi:10.1080/09668138508411604.
  4. "Tajikistan says restive east is under control". BBC News. 18 October 2010.
  5. "Tajikistan Kills 'Suspected Militants'". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.

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