Bokhtar

Bokhtar
Tajik: Бохтар
Bokhtar in 2018
Bokhtar in 2018
Bokhtar is located in Tajikistan
Bokhtar
Bokhtar
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 37°50′11″N 68°46′49″E / 37.83639°N 68.78028°E / 37.83639; 68.78028
Country Tajikistan
ProvinceKhatlon
Area
 • City26 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
430 m (1,410 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • City126 700[1]
 • Density4,261/km2 (11,040/sq mi)
 • Metro
190 000
Area code992-3222
Official languages

Bokhtar (Tajik: Бохтар),[3] previously known as Qurghonteppa, Kurganteppa and Kurgan-Tyube, is a city in southwestern Tajikistan, which serves as the capital of the Khatlon region. Bokhtar is the largest city in southern Tajikistan, and is located 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Dushanbe and 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of Kunduz, Afghanistan.

  1. ^ Агентии омори назди Президенти Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон. "ШУМОРАИ АҲОЛИИ ҶУМҲУРИИ ТОҶИКИСТОН ТО 1 ЯНВАРИ СОЛИ 2022" (PDF).
  2. ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Переименование ряда городов, районов и селений Хатлонской области | Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان". prezident.tj. Retrieved 2022-07-12.