Vahdat Tajik:Ваҳдат | |
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  Vahdat Location in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates:38°33′11″N69°01′14″E / 38.55306°N 69.02056°E /38.55306; 69.02056 | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Districts of Republican Subordination |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Amirzoda Rahmonali Amir |
| Elevation | 870 m (2,850 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• City | 342,700 |
| • Urban | 43,200 |
| Time zone | +5 |
| Official languages | |
| Website | www |
Vahdat (Tajik:Ваҳдат) is a city in western Tajikistan, on the bank of theKofarnihon River, 21 km east ofDushanbe. It was previously calledYangi-Bozor (1927–1936),Orjonikidzeobod (1936–1993, afterGrigoriy Ordzhonikidze)[3] andKofarnihon (1993–2006).[4] Its population is estimated at 43,200 for the city proper and 342,700 for the city with the outlying communities (2020).[1] Vahdat was the focus on international attention in 2019 when a riot occurred in the city's prison, believed to be instigated by members ofIslamic State, which led to the deaths of three guards and 29 inmates.[5]
The city is located in the upper basin of the riverKofarnihon, and is near theGissar Range (southern slopes) and theKarategin Range (northern slopes), to the west, the city is on the edge of theGissar Valley.[6]
Before ca. 2018, Vahdat was the seat ofVahdat District, which covered the rural part of the present city of Vahdat.[7] The city of Hisor covers Hisor proper, the townNu'mon Roziq and tenjamoats.[8] These are as follows:[9]
| Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015)[9] |
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| Nu'mon Roziq (town) | 11,600[7] |
| Abdullo Abdulvosiev | 43,020 |
| Bahor | 28,276 |
| Bozorboy Burunov | 24,876 |
| Chorsu | 3,913 |
| Chuyangaron | 21,076 |
| Guliston | 37,452 |
| Karim Ismoilov | 34,544 |
| Rajab Ismoilov | 19,185 |
| Romit | 15,440 |
| Simiganj | 35,473 |
The population is composed primarily of Tajiks and Uzbeks, with small numbers of Russians and Tatars.[4] Numbers ofAfghan refugees have also made Vahdat home.[10]
The city's economy is mainly shaped by the surrounding district's agricultural activities: cotton, cattle, grains and vegetable production, and viticulture,[6] withcotton-ginning being the city's dominant industrial activity.[4]
There are road and rail connections between Vahdat and Dushanbe. Vahdat's railway station was built in 1930.[4] Highway connections are possible toJirgatol,Khorog,Kulob,Nurak andYovon.[6]
TheVahdat Statistical College specializes in courses on finance, accounting and economics.[11]
Vahdat is the location of a prison which included those convicted of terrorist crimes, mainly associated with membership inIslamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and theIslamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT). In 2019, aprison riot saw three guards and 29 inmates killed, 24 of whom were said to be Islamic militants.[5] One of those killed was Behruz Gulmurod, a son ofGulmurod Halimov, previously a commander of Tajik Interior Ministry special forces who joined ISIS/ISIL in 2015.[12]
| Climate data for Vahdat | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) | 2.6 (36.7) | 8 (46) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 23.6 (74.5) | 26 (79) | 24.4 (75.9) | 19.7 (67.5) | 14 (57) | 8.5 (47.3) | 3.9 (39.0) | 13.7 (56.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 71.1 (2.80) | 82.3 (3.24) | 117.8 (4.64) | 114.1 (4.49) | 80.9 (3.19) | 10.8 (0.43) | 5.2 (0.20) | 1 (0.0) | 3.3 (0.13) | 36 (1.4) | 49.2 (1.94) | 64.4 (2.54) | 636.1 (25) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 10.3 | 11.6 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 10.6 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 10 | 89 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 69.5 | 68.1 | 64.5 | 61 | 54.5 | 41.3 | 38 | 39.3 | 41.9 | 51.5 | 58.8 | 67 | 54.6 |
| Source: weatherbase.com[13] | |||||||||||||
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