Hisor
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Hisor is a city in western Tajikistan
, about 15 km west of Dushanbe
. It is the capital of Hisor District
, one of the Districts of Republican Subordination. It lies at an altitude of 799-824 m, surrounded by high mountains (Gissar Range
to the north, Babatag
and Aktau
ranges to the south). The Khanaka River
, a tributary to the Kofarnihon River
, flows through the town. As of 2002, it had a population of 22,961, composed 81.6% of Tajiks, 12.3% Uzbeks, 3.6% Russians, and 2.5% others. It was once an independent Khanate, and then the winter residence of the governor of East Bukhara. The large fort is said to date back to Cyrus the Great and to have been captured twenty one times.
Hisor was made a city on June 26, 1993.
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
, about 15 km west of Dushanbe
Dushanbe
-Economy:Coal, lead, and arsenic are mined nearby in the cities of Nurek and Kulob allowing for the industrialization of Dushanbe. The Nurek Dam, the world's highest as of 2008, generates 95% of Tajikistan's electricity, and another dam, the Roghun Dam, is planned on the Vakhsh River...
. It is the capital of Hisor District
Hisor district
Hisor District or Nohiyai Hisor is a district in the Region of Republican Subordination, in Tajikistan, located west of the capital Dushanbe, between Varzob District in the east and Shahrinaw District in the west...
, one of the Districts of Republican Subordination. It lies at an altitude of 799-824 m, surrounded by high mountains (Gissar Range
Gissar Range
Gissar Range is a mountain range in Central Asia, in the western part of the Pamir-Alay system, stretching over 200 km in the general east-west direction across the territory of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan...
to the north, Babatag
Babatag Range
The Babatag Range is a mountain range of Tajikistan. It lies in the west of Tajikistan, south of Hisor....
and Aktau
Aktau Range
The Aktau Range is a mountain range of Tajikistan. It lies in the west of Tajikistan, south of Hisor....
ranges to the south). The Khanaka River
Khanaka River
The Khanaka River is a river of western Tajikistan. A tributary of the Kofarnihon River, it passes through the town of Hisor....
, a tributary to the Kofarnihon River
Kofarnihon River
Kofarnihon River or Kofirnihan is one of the major tributaries of Amudarya...
, flows through the town. As of 2002, it had a population of 22,961, composed 81.6% of Tajiks, 12.3% Uzbeks, 3.6% Russians, and 2.5% others. It was once an independent Khanate, and then the winter residence of the governor of East Bukhara. The large fort is said to date back to Cyrus the Great and to have been captured twenty one times.
Hisor was made a city on June 26, 1993.