Hamadoni District (Tajik: Ноҳияи Ҳамадони / Persian: ناحیۀ همهدانی) |
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Moskovskiy Location in Tajikistan | |
Coordinates: 37°39′24″N 69°37′45″E / 37.65667°N 69.62917°ECoordinates: 37°39′24″N 69°37′45″E / 37.65667°N 69.62917°E | |
Country | Tajikistan |
Province | Khatlon |
Capital | Moskovskiy |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 128,9 |
• Ethnicities | Tajik |
• Languages | Tajik-Persian |
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Website | tj |
Hamadoni District (Tajik: Ноҳияи Ҳамадони / Persian: ناحیۀ همهدانی) is a district in the south-east of Khatlon Province of Tajikistan, located south of Kulob and stretching along a section of the Panj on the border with Afghanistan. Population 123,800 (2007 data). Between 1950 and 2004 called Moskovskiy District, then renamed in honor of said-ul-Auliya sayyid Ali Hamadani, a 14th-century Persian poet, saint, and scholar who is buried in Khatlon.
The district capital is Moskovskiy or Moskva (Tajik: Маскав) (located at 37°39′24″N 69°37′45″E / 37.65667°N 69.62917°E).