Qurghonteppa Oblast
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Qurghonteppa Oblast was an administrative subdivision in Tajikistan
until 1992, when it was merged with Kulob Oblast
to create Khatlon Province.
. In 1929 the district was dissolved. In 1938 the district of Stalinobad was created and on 7 January 1944 Qurghonteppa Oblast was created. The districts included in Qurghonteppa Oblast were Voroshilovobod District, Dangara District, Dahanakiik District, Kaghanovichobod District, Kirovobod District
, Kuibeshev District, Qurghonteppa District, Mikoyanobod District, Molotovobod District
, Oktyabr District
, Jilikul District
and Shahritus District. On the 24 August 1947 the oblast was abolished.
In April 1977 Qurghonteppa Oblast was reconstituted, only to be abolished and merged with Kulob Oblast
in September 1988. The new combined oblast was named Khatlon
. The Qurghonteppa oblast was later reconstituted and then finally abolished once again in 1992.
The capital of Qurghonteppa Oblast was the city of Qurghonteppa
(Kurgan-Tyube), which is now the capital of Khatlon Province. The inhabitants of Qurghonteppa Oblast included migrant communities from elsewhere in Tajikistan, including Gharmis and Pamiris, that settled in the Vakhsh River
valley. Qurghonteppa Oblast saw a great deal of violence during the first year of the civil war in Tajikistan. Many important figures in the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan
originated from Qurghonteppa Oblast, including Sayid Abdulloh Nuri
.
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....
until 1992, when it was merged with Kulob Oblast
Kulob Oblast
Kulob Oblast was an administrative subdivision in Tajikistan during the Soviet period . In 1992 it was merged with the Qurghonteppa Oblast to create Khatlon Province. The city of Kulob was the capital of the oblast. The inhabitants of Kulob Oblast were referred to as Kulobis...
to create Khatlon Province.
History
Qurghonteppa district was first created in 1924 when Tajikistan was part of the Soviet UnionSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. In 1929 the district was dissolved. In 1938 the district of Stalinobad was created and on 7 January 1944 Qurghonteppa Oblast was created. The districts included in Qurghonteppa Oblast were Voroshilovobod District, Dangara District, Dahanakiik District, Kaghanovichobod District, Kirovobod District
Panj district
Panj District or Nohiya-i Panj is a district in Khatlon province, Tajikistan. Its capital is Panj.-History:During the early Soviet period the district was officially named Kirovobod District....
, Kuibeshev District, Qurghonteppa District, Mikoyanobod District, Molotovobod District
Qumsangir district
Qumsangir District or Nohiya-i Qumsangir is a district in Khatlon province, Tajikistan. Its capital is Qumsangir.-History:During part of the Soviet period the district was named Molotovobod District....
, Oktyabr District
Bokhtar district
Bokhtar District or Nohiya-i Bokhtar is a district in Khatlon Province, Tajikistan, surrounding the provincial capital Qurghonteppa. Its administrative capital is the village of Ismoil Somoni...
, Jilikul District
Jilikul district
Jilikul District or Nohiya-i Jilikul is a district in Khatlon province, Tajikistan. Its capital is Jilikul....
and Shahritus District. On the 24 August 1947 the oblast was abolished.
In April 1977 Qurghonteppa Oblast was reconstituted, only to be abolished and merged with Kulob Oblast
Kulob Oblast
Kulob Oblast was an administrative subdivision in Tajikistan during the Soviet period . In 1992 it was merged with the Qurghonteppa Oblast to create Khatlon Province. The city of Kulob was the capital of the oblast. The inhabitants of Kulob Oblast were referred to as Kulobis...
in September 1988. The new combined oblast was named Khatlon
Khatlon
Khatlon Province , sometimes misspelt Khatlan, one of the three provinces of Tajikistan and is the most populous of the four first level administrative regions. It is situated in the southwest of the country, between the Hisor Range in the north and the Panj River in the south and borders on...
. The Qurghonteppa oblast was later reconstituted and then finally abolished once again in 1992.
The capital of Qurghonteppa Oblast was the city of Qurghonteppa
Qurghonteppa
Qurghonteppa or Kurganteppa is a city in southwestern Tajikistan. It is the capital of the Khatlon region and it is located 100 km from Dushanbe. It is estimated that the population of the city is close to 85,000 people, making it the third-largest city in the country. The population...
(Kurgan-Tyube), which is now the capital of Khatlon Province. The inhabitants of Qurghonteppa Oblast included migrant communities from elsewhere in Tajikistan, including Gharmis and Pamiris, that settled in the Vakhsh River
Vakhsh River
The Vakhsh has been intensively developed for human use. Electricity, aluminum, and cotton are the mainstays of Tajikistan’s economy, and the Vakhsh is involved with all three of these sectors. Hydroelectricity provides 91% of the country’s electricity as of 2005, and 90% of that total comes from...
valley. Qurghonteppa Oblast saw a great deal of violence during the first year of the civil war in Tajikistan. Many important figures in the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan
Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan
The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan is an Islamist political party in Tajikistan. It is the only legal Islamist party in Central Asia...
originated from Qurghonteppa Oblast, including Sayid Abdulloh Nuri
Sayid Abdulloh Nuri
Sayid Abdulloh Nuri , also transliterated as Abdullah Nuri, led the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan from 1993 until he died of cancer in late 2006. During the Tajik Civil War of 1992 to 1997 he led the United Tajik Opposition...
.