Faizobod district
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Faizobod District or Nohiyai Faizobod (: Ноҳияи Файзобод / ناحیۀ فیضآباد; Russian spelling: Faizabad) is a small district in the Region of Republican Subordination
in Tajikistan
, about 60 km east of Dushanbe
. It borders on Vahdat District
from the west and the north, the Roghun District
from the east, and the Khatlon Province from the south. Its capital is Faizobod.
Region of Republican Subordination
Districts of Republican Subordination is a region in Tajikistan, consisting of 13 districts which are directly under central rule.-History:...
in Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
, about 60 km east of Dushanbe
Dushanbe
-Economy:Coal, lead, and arsenic are mined nearby in the cities of Nurek and Kulob allowing for the industrialization of Dushanbe. The Nurek Dam, the world's highest as of 2008, generates 95% of Tajikistan's electricity, and another dam, the Roghun Dam, is planned on the Vakhsh River...
. It borders on Vahdat District
Vahdat district
Vahdat District is one of the larger districts of the Districts of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan, called Kofarnihon District until the introduction of a new administrative division in the end of 2003. During the Soviet period it was named Ordzhonikidzeabad district in honor of Georgian...
from the west and the north, the Roghun District
Roghun district
Roghun District or Nohiyai Roghun is a small district in the Region of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan, bordering on Faizobod District from the west, the Vahdat District from the north-west, and the Nurobod District from the north-east. Its southeastern border is with the Khatlon Province,...
from the east, and the Khatlon Province from the south. Its capital is Faizobod.