Dzhami District
Jomi District (Tajik: Ноҳияи Абдураҳмони Ҷомӣ) is a district in Khatlon Province of Tajikistan, located north of the provincial capital Kurgan-Tyube (Qurghonteppa). Population 109,200 (2003 data).[1] Called Kuybyshevskiy District in Soviet times, then Hojamaston District until 2004, and finally renamed Dzhami (or Jomi) District[2] in honor of the 15th century Persian Poet Abdurahman Jami (Tajik: Ҷомӣ, transliterated as Jomi in Tajiki).[3] The district capital is still listed as Kuybyshev or Kuybyshevsk.[1]
Jomi District Ноҳияи Ҷомӣ | |
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Jomi District Ноҳияи Ҷомӣ Jomi District Location in Tajikistan | |
Coordinates: 37°56′45″N 68°48′42″E | |
Country | |
Province | Khatlon |
Capital | Jomi |
Area | |
• Land | 597 km2 (231 sq mi) |
Population (2003) | |
• Total | 109,200 |
• Ethnicities | |
• Languages | Tajik |
Time zone | UTC+5 |
Website | tj |
Administrative divisions
The district is divided administratively into jamoats. They are as follows (and population).[4]
Jamoats of Dzhami (Jomi) District | |
Jamoat | Population |
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Aral | 16956 |
Ittifok | 14246 |
Kalinin | 13847 |
Oktyabr | 12142 |
Solagii Tojikiston | 22365 |
Yakkatut | 17126 |
References
- Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe (in Russian)
- Renaming Hojamaston District to Dzhami (Jomi) District Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- Abdurahman Jami Archived 2009-04-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- "List of Jamoats". UN Coordination, Tajikistan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
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