Hoit | |
Settlement Type: | Village and Jamoat |
Pushpin Map: | Tajikistan |
Coordinates: | 39.1833°N 123°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Tajikistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Districts of Republican Subordination |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Rasht District |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Total: | 7716 |
Timezone: | TJT |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Hoit (Tajik: Ҳоит, Persian: حائط Ḥāʼeṭ, Russian: Хаит Khait) is a village and jamoat in Tajikistan. It is located in Rasht District, one of the Districts of Republican Subordination. The jamoat has a total population of 7,716 (2015).[1] Hoit is situated near the confluences of the river Surkhob (Vakhsh) with its tributaries Yasman and Yarkhych.
See main article: 1949 Khait earthquake and Khait landslide. On 10 July 1949 one of the three largest earthquakes of the 20th century, struck Tajikistan at Hoit.[2] Twenty villages in the Yasman valley, Hoit and nearby Hisorak were covered with mud and debris.[3] Estimates of the number of casualties range from 7,200[3] to 29,000.[2]
According to the Global Seismic Hazard Map (GSHAP 1999), the whole country is located in the high to very high risk zone with a history of catastrophic and deadly earthquakes.[4]