Shamsiddin Shohin District | |
Native Name: | Russian: Район Шамсиддин Шохин Tajik: Ноҳияи Шамсиддин Шоҳин |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Tajikistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Khatlon Region |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Shuroobod |
Established Date: | 16 Mar 1938 |
Area Total Km2: | 2300 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 55,500 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 37.84°N 70.0419°W |
Area Code: | +992-3319 |
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Shamsiddin Shohin District (Russian: Район Шамсиддин Шохин; Tajik: Ноҳияи Шамсиддин Шоҳин Nohiyai Shamsiddin Shohin, before 2016 Shuroobod District Tajik: Ноҳияи Шуро-обод),[2] is a district in Khatlon Region, southeastern Tajikistan. Its capital is the village Shuroobod.
Shuroobod District was renamed Shamsiddin Shohin in memory of this Tajik poet.
The district has an area of about 2300km2 and is divided administratively into seven jamoats.[3] They are as follows:[4]
Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015) |
---|---|
6,097 | |
4,942 | |
7,092 | |
4,895 | |
Nuriddin Mahmudov (Yol) | 6,446 |
11,680 | |
10,700 | |
Shamsiddin Shohin District is bordered in the north by Darvoz District and Khovaling District, in the west by Mu'minobod District and Hamadoni District, all in Khatlon Region. In the east and south, across the river Panj, it borders Afghanistan. It is located in the foothills of the Hazrati Shoh mountains.