Farkhar

For the village in Iran, see Farkhar, Iran.
Farkhor
Фархор
Farkhor

Location in Tajikistan

Coordinates: 37°30′0″N 69°24′0″E / 37.50000°N 69.40000°E / 37.50000; 69.40000
Country Tajikistan
Province Khatlon
District Farkhor
Population (January 2008)[1]
  Total 22,400

Farkhor (Tajik: Фархор; Persian: فرخار), also transliterated Parkhar (Russian: Пархар), is a city in southwestern Tajikistan, located on the border with Afghanistan.[2] It is the capital of Farkhor District in Khatlon Province. The Farkhor Air Base is about 4 km south-west of Farkhor.

References

  1. Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2008, State Committee of Statistics, Dushanbe, 2008 (Russian)
  2. Location of Farkhor on Google Maps. Retrieved on 8 May 2009

Coordinates: 37°30′N 69°24′E / 37.500°N 69.400°E / 37.500; 69.400

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