Sarband, Tajikistan

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Sarband
Сарбанд
Sarband
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 37°52′N 68°55′E / 37.867°N 68.917°E / 37.867; 68.917
Country Tajikistan
Province Khatlon
Population (2007)
 • Total 12,800

Sarband (Tajik: Сарбанд), Kalininabad until February 1996, is a city in south-west Tajikistan. It is the administrative capital of Sarband district in Khatlon Province, located just east of the provincial capital Qurghonteppa and about 120 km south of the national capital Dushanbe.[1]

The population of Sarband in 2007 was estimated to be at 12,800.[2]

Sarband is home to Tajikistan's only fertilizer manufacturing plant, Tajik Azot.

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References

  1. ↑ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  2. ↑ Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2008, State Committee of Statistics, Dushanbe, 2008 (Russian)

Coordinates: 37°52′0″N 68°55′0″E / 37.86667°N 68.91667°E / 37.86667; 68.91667

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