Istiqlol Explained

Official Name:	Istiqlol
Native Name:	Russian: Истиклол Tajik: Истиқлол
Pushpin Map:	Tajikistan
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Tajikistan
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Tajikistan
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Sughd Region
Subdivision Type2:	City
Subdivision Name2:	Khujand
Population As Of:	2020
Population Total:	17600
Blank1 Info Sec2:	Russian (Interethnic) Tajik (State)^[1]

thumb|220px|Old IstiqlolIstiqlol (Russian: Истиклол; Tajik: Истиқлол, formerly Taboshar) is a city in Tajikistan, located in Sughd Region.^[2] Istiqlol is a city of regional subordination, administratively subordinated to the regional capital of Khujand.

The first Soviet uranium mine was established in Taboshar during the Second World War. Taboshar was the first of many officially secret Soviet closed cities related to uranium mining and production. In 2022, a contract was agreed for a subsidiary of TVEL to reclaim land on the tailings dump, which contains of material.^[3]

The population of Istiqlol in 2020 is estimated at 17,600.^[4]

See also

• List of cities in Tajikistan

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН . prokuratura.tj . Parliament of Tajikistan . 9 January 2020.
2. Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
3. News: Contract for cleanup of Tajik uranium legacy site . World Nuclear News . 7 September 2022 . 11 September 2022.
4. Web site: Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020 . Statistics office of Tajikistan . 3 October 2020 . ru . 1 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210601101228/http://stat.ww.tj/posts/July2020/macmua_20201.pdf . dead .