Bokhtar
Bokhtar
Tajik:Бохтар | |
|---|---|
 Bokhtar in 2018 | |
  Bokhtar Location in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates:37°50′11″N68°46′49″E/ 37.83639°N 68.78028°E | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Province | Khatlon |
| Area | |
| • City | 26 km2(10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • City | 126 700[1] |
| • Density | 4,261/km2(11,040/sq mi) |
| •Metro | 190 000 |
| Area code | 992-3222 |
| Official languages | |
Bokhtar(Tajik:Бохтар),[3]previously known asQurghonteppa,KurganteppaandKurgan-Tyube,is a city in southwesternTajikistan,which serves as the capital of theKhatlonregion. Bokhtar is the largest city in southern Tajikistan, and is located 100 kilometres (62 mi) south ofDushanbeand 150 kilometres (93 mi) north ofKunduz,Afghanistan.
Population
[edit]As of 2019, the city's population was estimated at 110,800, making it the third-largest city in the country. The population fluctuates depending on the season, due to the manyTajikmigrant workers in Russia.
Along with the capitalDushanbe,Bokhtar is more demographically diverse than other major Tajik cities such asKhujand,KuloborIstaravshan.[4]Its population includes Tajiks,Uzbeks,Russians,Pashtuns,Tatars,Ukrainians,Kazakhs,Greeks,and many more.[citation needed]The city had a large number of ethnic Russians who worked in the industrial and agricultural complexes in and around the city.
Bokhtar is a stronghold of Tajikistan's political opposition.[5]
Overview
[edit]During thecivil war in Tajikistan,Bokhtar (then Qurghonteppa) became the epicenter of conflict by the summer of 1992, and was seriously damaged.[6]Many of the localKulobiand Uzbeks were forced to flee in 1992, following attacks by the pro-oppositionGharmiforces.[7]
The city was officially renamed from Qurghonteppa to Bokhtar on 22 January 2018.[8]The name change was one of many in Tajikistan targeting places whose names derive from the Uzbek and Kyrgyz languages.[9]
Near Bokhtar are the ruins of a Buddhist monastery complex calledAjina Tepe,believed to be built in the 7th or 8th centuries CE. It features a 12-meter-long image ofBuddha in Nirvana.[10]
Bokhtar International Airportprovides flights to a handful of cities in Tajikistan,RussiaandKazakhstan.
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Indian Prime MinisterNarendra ModiandPresident of TajikistanEmomali Rahmonwith personnel of the India-Tajik Friendship Hospital in Bokhtar, 13 July 2015. -
Bokhtar Bazaar -
Taxi station in Bokhtar -
Bokhtar library
Climate
[edit]Bokhtar has asemi-arid climate(Köppen climate classificationBSk), with cool winters and very hot summers. Precipitation is quite low. It is highest in the spring, while summers are very dry.
| Climate data for Bokhtar (1991-2020, extremes 1929-present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
28.8 (83.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
41.3 (106.3) |
43.6 (110.5) |
46.0 (114.8) |
42.8 (109.0) |
40.2 (104.4) |
38.1 (100.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
46.0 (114.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.7 (99.9) |
36.0 (96.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
6.5 (43.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29.4 (84.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
5.6 (42.1) |
17.1 (62.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −24.1 (−11.4) |
−22.6 (−8.7) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−24.1 (−11.4) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 34 (1.3) |
47 (1.9) |
48 (1.9) |
48 (1.9) |
32 (1.3) |
10 (0.4) |
1 (0.0) |
0.9 (0.04) |
2 (0.1) |
8 (0.3) |
29 (1.1) |
33 (1.3) |
293 (11.5) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.2 | 11.2 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 55.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 73.2 | 70.1 | 62.3 | 57.6 | 50.2 | 45.5 | 45.6 | 48.3 | 51.0 | 57.1 | 66.6 | 73.0 | 58.4 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 112 | 125 | 164 | 213 | 291 | 339 | 351 | 334 | 294 | 235 | 174 | 115 | 2,747 |
| Source 1: Pogoda.ru.net,[11]climatebase.ru (precipitation days, humidity)[12] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[13] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
[edit]- Sergei Mandreko(1971-2022) - football coach
- Nurudin N. Mukhitdinov(1959-) - politician
Trivia
[edit]Finnish electronic duoPan Sonichave a track entitled "Radio Qurghonteppa" on their 2010 farewell album Gravitoni.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Агентии омори назди Президенти Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон."ШУМОРАИ АҲОЛИИ ҶУМҲУРИИ ТОҶИКИСТОН ТО 1 ЯНВАРИ СОЛИ 2022"(PDF).
- ^"КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН".prokuratura.tj.Parliament of Tajikistan.Retrieved9 January2020.
- ^"Переименование ряда городов, районов и селений Хатлонской области | Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان".prezident.tj.Retrieved2022-07-12.
- ^Borjian, Habib, “Kurgan Tepe”, Encyclopaedia Iranica. Online edition 2005. [1]
- ^Ethnic groups at risk: The status of TajiksHeritage Society
- ^"Memories of the Tajik Civil War".CESMI.November 22, 2012. Archived fromthe originalon April 12, 2019.RetrievedJanuary 4,2019.
- ^Hays, Jeffrey."HEART OF THE TAJIK CIVIL WAR IN 1992 | Facts and Details".factsanddetails.com.
- ^"Renaming of a number of cities, districts and settlements of Khatlon Province | Президенти Тоҷикистон - President of Tajikistan - Президент Таджикистана - رئيس جمهورية تاجيكستان".prezident.tj.
- ^"Tajik authorities continue renaming cities and districts".Asia-Plus.1 July 2023.Retrieved23 January2018.
- ^"Kurgan Tube".Archivedfrom the original on 2021-08-15.RetrievedMarch 27,2021.
- ^ КЛИМАТ УЛАН-БАТОРА(in Russian). Pogoda.ru.net.Retrieved4 January2015.
- ^"Kurgan-Tyube,Tajikistan".Climatebase.ru.Retrieved31 January2013.
- ^"Climate Normals for Kurgan-Tjube".National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Retrieved31 January2013.
- ^"Pan Sonic - Gravitoni".Discogs.
External links
[edit]
- Kurgan TepeinEncyclopaedia Iranica Online
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