Dzhami District

Jomi District Ноҳияи Ҷомӣ
Jomi District Ноҳияи Ҷомӣ

Jomi District Location in Tajikistan

Coordinates: 37°56′45″N 68°48′42″E / 37.94583°N 68.81167°E / 37.94583; 68.81167Coordinates: 37°56′45″N 68°48′42″E / 37.94583°N 68.81167°E / 37.94583; 68.81167
Country Tajikistan
Province Khatlon
Capital Jomi
Area
 • Land 597 km2 (231 sq mi)
Population (2003)
 • Total 109,200
 • Ethnicities Tajik
 • Languages Tajik
Website tj

Jomi District (Tajik: Ноҳияи Абдураҳмони Ҷомӣ) is a district in Khatlon Province of Tajikistan, located north of the provincial capital Kurgan-Tyube (Qurghonteppa). Population 109,200 (2003 data).[1] Called Kuybyshevskiy District in Soviet times, then Hojamaston District until 2004, and finally renamed Dzhami (or Jomi) district[2] in honor of the 15th century Persian Poet Abdurahman Jami (Tajik: Ҷомӣ, transliterated as Jomi in Tajiki).[3] The district capital is still listed as Kuybyshev or Kuybyshevsk.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe (in Russian)
  2. ↑ Renaming Hojamaston district to Dzhami (Jomi) district (in Russian)
  3. ↑ Abdurahman Jami (in Russian)
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