Qurgonteppa

Qurghonteppa Қурғонтеппа
Qurghonteppa in 2010
Qurghonteppa Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 37°50′11″N 68°46′49″E / 37.83639°N 68.78028°E / 37.83639; 68.78028Coordinates: 37°50′11″N 68°46′49″E / 37.83639°N 68.78028°E / 37.83639; 68.78028
Country	Tajikistan
Province	Khatlon
Area
• City	26 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• City	101 600
• Density	3,907,6/km2 (101,210/sq mi)
• Metro	175 000
Area code(s)	992-3222

Qurghonteppa or Kurganteppa (Tajik: Қурғонтеппа, Qurğonteppa/Qurƣonteppa), formerly known as Kurgan-Tyube (Russian: Курган-Тюбе, Kurgan-Tjube, Persian: قرغان‌تپه‎‎), is a city in southwestern Tajikistan. It is the capital of the Khatlon region and it is located 100 km from Dushanbe.

It is estimated that the population of the city is close to 102,000 (est. 2014) people, making it the third-largest city in the country. The population fluctuates depending on season (due to Tajik immigrant workers in Russia).

Along with the capital Dushanbe, Qurghonteppa is demographically much more diverse than other major Tajik cities such as Khujand, Kulob or Istaravshan.Ethnicities include Tajiks, Uzbeks, Russians, Tatars, Ukrainians, Kazakhs, Greeks and many more. The city had a large number of ethnic Russians who were actively employed by the industrial and agricultural complexes in and around the city.

The political opposition in Tajikistan primarily comes from Qurghonteppa.

Qurghonteppa was seriously damaged during the civil war in 1992-1997; during and after that war 85% of the Russians left the city.

Qurghonteppa International Airport serves a handful of cities in Tajikistan, Russia and Kazakhstan. The city is considered to be the heart of cotton ("white gold") cultivation in Tajikistan.