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Sarband, Tajikistan

Sarband
Сарбанд
Sarband is located in Tajikistan
Sarband
Sarband
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 37°52′N 68°55′E / 37.867°N 68.917°E / 37.867; 68.917
Country Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan
Province Khatlon
Population (2007)
 • Total 12,800

Sarband (Tajik: Сарбанд), Kalininabad until February 1996, is a city in south-west Tajikistan. It is the administrative capital of Sarband district in Khatlon Province, located just east of the provincial capital Qurghonteppa and about 120 km south of the national capital Dushanbe. The Golovnaya Dam on the Vakhsh River lies directly to its east.

The population of Sarband in 2007 was estimated to be at 12,800.

Sarband is home to Tajikistan's only fertilizer manufacturing plant, Tajik Azot.

Coordinates: 37°52′0″N 68°55′0″E / 37.86667°N 68.91667°E / 37.86667; 68.91667


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