Jomi District
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Coordinates: 37°56′45″N 68°48′42″E / 37.94583°N 68.81167°E | |
Country | Tajikistan |
Region | Khatlon Region |
Capital | Abdurahmoni Jomi |
Area | |
• Total | 597 km2 (231 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 175,800 |
• Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 |
Official languages | |
Website | jomi |
Jomi District (Russian: Район Абдурахмана Джами; Tajik: Ноҳияи Абдураҳмони Ҷомӣ) is a district in Khatlon Region of Tajikistan, located north of the regional capital Bokhtar.[2] The population of the district is 175,800 (January 2020 estimate).[3] Called Kuybyshevskiy District in Soviet times, then Hojamaston District until 2004, and finally renamed Jomi District[4] in honor of the 15th century Persian Poet Abdurahman Jami (Tajik: Ҷомӣ, transliterated as Jomi in Tajiki).[5] The district capital is the town Abdurahmoni Jomi (former name: Kuybyshevsk).