Hoit, Tajikistan Explained

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.

Earthquake catastrophe

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://untj.org/jambi-project/index.php/maps-statistics/demography Jamoat-level basic indicators
  2. News: Invest today for a safer tomorrow. United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Relief. July 2009. 2010-02-02.
  3. Evans. S.G.. Roberts N.J.. Ischuck A.. Delaney K.B.. Morozova G.S.. Tutubalina O.. 20 November 2009. Landslides triggered by the 1949 Khait earthquake, Tajikistan, and associated loss of life. Engineering Geology. 109. 3–4. 195–212. 10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.08.007.
  4. News: Support of the National Disaster Response Capacity in Tajikistan. United Nations. 2010-02-07. 2011-07-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20110727092625/http://www.undp.tj/files/project_profiles/DRMP/3%20ProDoc_SDC_SAR_12Dec08.doc. dead.