Sarband Сарбанд |
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Location in Tajikistan | |
Coordinates: 37°52′N 68°55′E / 37.867°N 68.917°E | |
Country | 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