Khatlon Region
Khatlon
Вилояти Хатлон ( Official languages |
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Khatlon Region (
Khatlon has an area of 24,700 square kilometres and consists of 21 districts and 4 district-level cities. The total population of Khatlon in 2020 was 3,348,300,[4] up from 2,677,251 in the 2010 population census. The population in Khatlon is mainly engaged in agriculture.
History
During the
The results of this policy are to be seen in the ethnic composition of Salua oblast as well as in the fact that the Tajik population identifies themselves either as
Since the conflicts leading to the civil war were never really resolved, tensions in the region still exist. The eastern part –
The Kulyab clan is based in Khatlon.
Administrative divisions
The Khatlon Region is subdivided into 21 districts and 4 district-level cities: Kulob, Levakant, Norak and Bokhtar. The districts are:[4]
- Baljuvon District
- Danghara District
- Dusti District (Jilikul District)
- Farkhor District
- Hamadoni District (Moskovskiy District)
- Jaloliddin Balkhi District (Kolkhozobod District, Rumi District)
- Jayhun District (Qumsangir District)
- Jomi District
- Khovaling District
- Khuroson District (Ghozimalik District)
- Kulob District
- Kushoniyon District (Bokhtar District)
- Mu'minobod District
- Norak District
- Nosiri Khusrav District (Beshkent District)
- Panj District
- Qabodiyon District
- Sarband District
- Shahrtuz District
- Shamsiddin Shohin District (Shuro-obod District)
- Temurmalik District (Qizil-Mazor District, Sovetskiy District)
- Vakhsh District
- Vose' District
- Yovon District
Demography
In 2010, the ethnic composition of the Khatlon region was 81.8% Tajik, 12.9% Uzbek, 0.5% Turkmen and 4.6% other..
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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1979 | 1,220,949 | — | ||
1989 | 1,701,380 | +3.37% | ||
1999 | 2,150,136 | +2.37% | ||
2010 | 2,677,251 | +2.01% | ||
2020 | 3,348,300 | +2.26% | ||
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Source: Citypopulation[10] |
Terrorist attack
On 29 July 2018, four cyclists, two Americans, one Dutch national and one Swiss national, were killed by a hit and run driver while three others were injured. Officials said the terrorists rammed into the group before getting out and attacking them with knives. 4 suspects were killed by security forces and 1 suspect was arrested.[11][12][13]
See also
- Khatlon Valley
- Principality of Khuttal
- 2006 Tajikistan earthquake
- Dangara Massif Important Bird Area
References
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ Borjian, H., “Khatlon”, Encyclopaedia Iranica. Volume 16, Issue 4, 2018, pp. 437-439. [1]
- ^ a b "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- Washington: 1997. pp. 197–290.
- ^ Borjian, Habib, Kurgan Tepe, Encyclopaedia Iranica Online Archived 2019-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ethnic groups at risk: The status of Tajiks Heritage Society
- ^ Tajikistan: Central Asian Powderkeg Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine The Jamestown Foundation
- ^ "CensusInfo - Data". www.censusinfo.tj. Retrieved 2019-09-09.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Tajikistan: Provinces". www.citypopulation.de.
- ^ Sang, Lucia Suarez (August 1, 2018). "US cyclists killed in ISIS-claimed attack in Tajikistan identified". Fox News.
- ^ "Four Foreign Cyclists Killed in Southern Tajikistan". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 30 July 2018.
- ^ "'Slachtoffer bevestigt aanval op buitenlandse toeristen Tadzjikistan'". 30 July 2018.