Ghafurov
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| Ghafurov | |
  Ghafurov
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| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Province | Sughd |
| District | Ghafurov district |
| Population (2008) | |
| - Total | 15,116 |
Ghafurov (formally Bobojon Ghafurov, Tajik: Бобоҷон Ғафуров باباجان غفراو) is a city in the Ghafurov district,Sughd province, Tajikistan. It has a population of 15,116 (2008 estimate),[1] down from 18,900 in the 1989 census. The community was incorporated as a city in 1965, and until 1978 had the name Sovietabad (Russian: Советабад). In that year it was renamed in honor of Bobojon Ghafurovich Ghafurov,[2] the first secretary of the central committee of the Communist Party of Tajikistan from 1946 to 1956.
Ghafurov is the administrative headquarters of Ghafurov district. The city lies a few kilometers southeast of Khujand near the border with Kyrgyzstan. A chief product of the city is vegetable and fruit preserves.[3] There is also a cotton industry. The nearest train station is Leninabad.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ World Gazetteer, Tajikistan
- ^ Russian Dictionary-Search engine mirslovarej.com
- ^ Luigi De Martino: Tajikistan at a Crossroad: The Politics of Decentralization Weltbank-Bericht, January 2004 p. 52
- ^ Geographic information on Google Earth
This article is based on a translation of the article Bobodschon Ghafurow from the German Wikipedia.
