Kolkhozobod
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Kolkhozobod also Kolkhozabad (Russian transliteration
), is a location in Tajikistan
. It is the administrative capital of Rumi District
(Kolkhozobod district until June 2007) in the south-west of Khatlon Province.
The population of Kolkhozobod in 2007 is estimated at 14,700.
. The name Kolkhozobod has been subsequently restored and the district capital is currently listed as Kolkhozobod (or Kolkhozabad) in official publications and on all recent maps.
A location with the same name (Kolkhozabad) exists also in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
, in the eastern part of Tajikistan. It lies north-east of Khorugh on the Pamir Highway
37°36′N 71°46′E.
Romanization of Russian
Romanization of the Russian alphabet is the process of transliterating the Russian language from the Cyrillic alphabet into the Latin alphabet...
), is a location in Tajikistan
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....
. It is the administrative capital of Rumi District
Rumi district
Rumi District, formerly Kolkhozobod District or Nohiya-i Kolkhozobod , is a district in Khatlon province, Tajikistan, located south of the provincial capital Kurgan-Tyube and Vakhsh district...
(Kolkhozobod district until June 2007) in the south-west of Khatlon Province.
The population of Kolkhozobod in 2007 is estimated at 14,700.
Historical names
The settlement was called Tugalang between 1882–1934 and Kaganovichabad between 1934-1957. The name Kolkhozabad (Russian version) or Kolkhozobod (Tajik version) was in use until 1991, when the town was renamed imeni Isoeva, literally "a settlement named after Sirodjiddin Isoev", who had headed the district for more than 28 years during the Soviet era and had been awarded a Hero of Socialist LaborHero of Socialist Labor
Hero of Socialist Labour was an honorary title in the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries. It was the highest degree of distinction for exceptional achievements in national economy and culture...
. The name Kolkhozobod has been subsequently restored and the district capital is currently listed as Kolkhozobod (or Kolkhozabad) in official publications and on all recent maps.
A location with the same name (Kolkhozabad) exists also in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province is an autonomous, mountainous province in the east of Tajikistan. Located in the Pamir Mountains, it makes up 45% of the land area of the country but only 3% of the population....
, in the eastern part of Tajikistan. It lies north-east of Khorugh on the Pamir Highway
Pamir Highway
The M41, known informally and more commonly as the Pamir Highway is a road traversing the Pamir Mountains through Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia...
37°36′N 71°46′E.