Nosiri Khusrav district
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Nosiri Khusrav District, sometimes Nosiri Khisrav District , is located in the south-western corner of Khatlon province of Tajikistan
on the Amu Darya
, an enclave within the Shahrtuz district
. Population 27,400 (2008 est.). Until 2004 called Beshkent District ; then renamed in honor of the 11th century Persian-Tajik poet Nosiri Khusrav (sometimes also Khisrav). The district capital is Bakhori, a village at the northernmost tip of the district.
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....
on the Amu Darya
Amu Darya
The Amu Darya , also called Oxus and Amu River, is a major river in Central Asia. It is formed by the junction of the Vakhsh and Panj rivers...
, an enclave within the Shahrtuz district
Shahrtuz district
Shahrtuz District or Nohiya-i Shahrtuz is a district in Khatlon province, Tajikistan. Its capital is Shahrtuz....
. Population 27,400 (2008 est.). Until 2004 called Beshkent District ; then renamed in honor of the 11th century Persian-Tajik poet Nosiri Khusrav (sometimes also Khisrav). The district capital is Bakhori, a village at the northernmost tip of the district.