Khuroson district
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Khuroson District, formerly Ghozimalik District , is a district in Khatlon province of 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....

 extending south from national capital 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...

 toward the provincial capital Kurgan-Tyube (Qurghonteppa). The district population is 73,100 (2003 data). Ghozimalik district was renamed Khuroson district around 2003, and its capital was renamed at about that time from Pravda to Obikiik
Obikiik
Obikiik , formerly Pravda, is a location in Tajikistan. It is the administrative capital of Khuroson district in Khatlon Province, located at . Its population is 6,200 ....

(location 38.158611°N 68.6722222°E).
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