Qurghonteppa
Bokhtar Бохтар | |
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Qurghonteppa in 2018 | |
Bokhtar Location in Tajikistan | |
Coordinates: 37°50′11″N 68°46′49″E / 37.83639°N 68.78028°ECoordinates: 37°50′11″N 68°46′49″E / 37.83639°N 68.78028°E | |
Country |
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Province | Khatlon |
Area | |
• City | 26 km2 (10 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• City | 101 600 |
• Density | 3,907,6/km2 (101,210/sq mi) |
• Metro | 175 000 |
Area code(s) | 992-3222 |
Bokhtar[1] (formerly Qurghonteppa or Kurganteppa (Tajik: Бохтар), is a city in southwestern Tajikistan, which serves as the capital of the Khatlon region. Bokhtar is located 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of Dushanbe and 150 kilometres (93 mi) north of Kunduz, Afghanistan.
Population
It is estimated that the population of the city is close to 102,000 (est. 2014) people, making it the third-largest city in the country. The population fluctuates depending on season (due to Tajik immigrant workers in Russia).
Along with the capital Dushanbe, Qurghonteppa is demographically much more diverse than other major Tajik cities such as Khujand, Kulob or Istaravshan. Ethnicities include Tajiks, Uzbeks, Russians, Pashtuns, Tatars, Ukrainians, Kazakhs, Greeks and many more. The city had a large number of ethnic Russians who were actively employed by the industrial and agricultural complexes in and around the city.
The political opposition in Tajikistan primarily comes from Qurghonteppa.[2]
Overview
Bokhtar, then Qurghonteppa, was seriously damaged during the civil war in 1992-1997; during and after that war 85% of the Russians left the city.
Qurghonteppa International Airport serves a handful of cities in Tajikistan, Russia and Kazakhstan. The city is considered to be the heart of cotton ("white gold") cultivation in Tajikistan.
Bokhtar and Kulob are the main cities of south Tajikistan. Bokhtar is a regional hub (one of the top four), especially for banking and telecommunications industries.
The city is renamed January 22nd, 2018[3].
Tajik immigrant workers (mostly employed in Russia) have significantly contributed to the local economy since early 2000s.
Climate
Bokhtar has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk), with cool winters and very hot summers. Precipitation is quite low, and peaks in spring, while summers are very dry.
Climate data for Qurghonteppa | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
33.4 (92.1) |
36.7 (98.1) |
41.3 (106.3) |
43.6 (110.5) |
46.0 (114.8) |
42.8 (109) |
38.6 (101.5) |
36.1 (97) |
30.5 (86.9) |
24.3 (75.7) |
46 (114.8) |
Average high °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
17.2 (63) |
24.2 (75.6) |
30.4 (86.7) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.3 (99.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
17.2 (63) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.3 (81.1) |
28.7 (83.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.1 (70) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
Average low °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
7.6 (45.7) |
3.2 (37.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −24.1 (−11.4) |
−22.6 (−8.7) |
−12.7 (9.1) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
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) |
−24.1 (−11.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36.1 (1.421) |
39.6 (1.559) |
61.0 (2.402) |
39.6 (1.559) |
24.1 (0.949) |
3.2 (0.126) |
0.3 (0.012) |
0.1 (0.004) |
0.8 (0.031) |
8.8 (0.346) |
19.3 (0.76) |
29.8 (1.173) |
262.7 (10.342) |
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 |
Average relative 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 monthly sunshine hours | 112 | 125 | 164 | 213 | 291 | 339 | 351 | 334 | 294 | 235 | 174 | 115 | 2,747 |
Source #1: climatebase.ru[4] | |||||||||||||
Source #2: NOAA (sun only, 1961-1990)[5] |
Notable people
- Sergei Mandreko (1971-) - football coach
- Nurudin N. Mukhitdinov (1959-) - politician
Trivia
Finnish electronic duo Pan Sonic have a track entitled "Radio Qurghonteppa" on their 2010 farewell album Gravitoni.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Переименование ряда городов, районов и селений Хатлонской области, Президент Республики Таджикистан
- ↑ Ethnic groups at risk: The status of Tajiks Heritage Society
- ↑ Renaming of a number of cities, districts and settlements of Khatlon Province
- ↑ "Kurgan-Tyube,Tajikistan". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ "Climate Normals for Kurgan-Tjube". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ "Discogs - Pan Sonic – Gravitoni".
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Qurghonteppa. |
- Kurgan Tepe in Encyclopaedia Iranica Online