Varzob - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Varzob is a settlement which located 25 km to north from 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...

, 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....

, in the Region of Republican Subordination

Region of Republican Subordination

Districts of Republican Subordination is a region in Tajikistan, consisting of 13 districts which are directly under central rule.-History:...

, Varzob district

Varzob district

Varzob District or Nohiyai Varzob is a district in the Region of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan, lying north of Dushanbe. It borders on Hisor District from the west, Rudaki District from the south, and Vahdat District from the east. The Gissar Range runs along its northern edge. The Varzob...

. Varzob is a capital of the Varzob district

Varzob district

Geography

There are seven rivers in the area: Varzob, Simiganj, Sioma, Seer, Vakhsh

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...

, Amoo, Sorhob.

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.