Official Name: | Dusti |
Native Name: | Russian: Дусти Tajik: Дӯстӣ |
Pushpin Map: | Tajikistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tajikistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Tajikistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Khatlon Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jayhun District |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 18,800 |
Coordinates: | 37.3486°N 68.6733°W |
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Dusti (Russian: Дусти; Tajik: Дӯстӣ) is a town in Khatlon Region, southern Tajikistan, near the Afghan border. It is the seat of the Jayhun District. Its population is 18,800 (January 2020 estimate).[2] Under Soviet rule the town was named Molotovabad.[3]
Dusti is located on north–south highway E123. It is served by a station on the national railway system.