List of renamed cities in Tajikistan
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The following is the list of cities in Tajikistan
that underwent a name change in the past.
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....
that underwent a name change in the past.
- Dushanbe → Stalinabad (1929) → DushanbeDushanbe-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...
(1961) - Khodjend → Leninabad (1939) → KhujandKhujandKhujand , also transliterated as Khudzhand, , formerly Khodjend or Khodzhent until 1936 and Leninabad until 1991, is the second-largest city of Tajikistan. It is situated on the Syr Darya River at the mouth of the Fergana Valley...
(1991) - Kurgan-Tyube → QurghonteppaQurghonteppaQurghonteppa or Kurganteppa 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 85,000 people, making it the third-largest city in the country. The population...
- Sovietabad → GhafurovGhafurovGhafurov is a town in Ghafurov district, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. It has a population of 15,700 , down from 18,900 in the 1989 census. The town was created in 1965, and until 1978 had the name Sovetabad...
(1978) - Ura-Tyube → Istaravshan (2001)
- Yangi-Bazar → Orjonikidzeabad (1936) → Qofarnihon (1992) → VahdatVahdatVahdat is a city in western Tajikistan, just 10 km east of Dushanbe. In the last century the city has been renamed several times. Former Kafirnahan...
(2003)
See also
- List of renamed cities in Kazakhstan
- List of renamed cities in Kyrgyzstan
- List of renamed cities in Turkmenistan
- List of renamed cities in Uzbekistan
External links
- Name Changes in Tajikistan - Tajikistan Update
- Historic and demographic data of urban centers in Tajikistan - including name changes