Hamadoni District
District in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan
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Hamadoni District (Russian: Район Мир Сайид Алии Хамадони; Tajik: Ноҳияи Ҳамадони) is a district in the south-east of Khatlon Region of Tajikistan, located south of Kulob and stretching along a section of the Panj on the border with Afghanistan. Between 1950 and 2004 it was called Moskovskiy town,[2] then renamed in honor of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, a 14th-century Persia Great Islamic preacher, traveller, poet, and scholar who preached Islam in different parts of world, and is buried in Khatlon.
Hamadoni District
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| Coordinates: 37°39′24″N 69°37′45″E | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Khatlon Region |
| Established | 1 Jan 2014 |
| Capital | Moskovskiy |
| Area | |
• Total | 500 km2 (190 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 148,800 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| Official languages | |
| Website | http://www.hamadoni.tj/ (in Russian and Tajik) |
The district capital is Moskovskiy or Moskva (Tajik: Маскав).[3] The population of the district is 148,800 (January 2020 estimate).[4]
Administrative divisions
The district has an area of about 500 km2 (200 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and seven jamoats.[5] They are as follows:[6]
| Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015)[6] |
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| Moskovskiy (town) | 22,500[7] |
| Chubek | 18,490 |
| Dashtigulo | 19,331 |
| Mehnatobod | 21,816 |
| Panjob | 10,418 |
| Panjrud | 13,092 |
| Qahramon | 18,294 |
| Turdiev | 10,385 |
