Nurak
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| Nurak | |
  Nurak
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| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Province | Khatlon |
| Population (2008) | |
| - Total | 18,950 (est) |
Nurak or Norak or Nurek (Tajik: Норак) is a city in the Khatlon province of Tajikistan. It is situated on the Vakhsh River, 885 m above sea level, and is 70 km southeast of Dushanbe, the capital. It has a population of 18,950 (2008 estimate).[1]
The city was founded in 1960 alongside the construction of Nurek Dam, which was completed in 1980.
The city also has a military area housing personnel working at the nearby optical satellite tracking facility, the Okno ("Window") complex[2], belonging to the Russian Space Forces. The Okno is capable of tracking objects 40,000 kilometers (24,800 miles) from Earth, the space forces said in a statement carried by the Interfax-Military News Agency when it was put on duty in 2002.[3] The facility involves telescope-like equipment housed in several large spheres, similar to the U.S. GEODSS system.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Tajikistan. World Gazetteer. Retrieved on 2008-02-09.
- ^ http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/track/okno.pdf Sourcebook on the Okno and Krona Space Surveillance Systems
- ^ SPACE.com - Russian Space Forces Inaugurate New Space-Tracking Facility
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