Kalanak, Tajikistan
Kalanak (Persian: قلعهنَک) is a town and jamoat in Tajikistan. It is located in Rasht District in Districts of Republican Subordination province. The jamoat has a total population of 6420.[1]
Kalanak | |
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Town and Jamoat | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Districts of Republican Subordination |
District | Rasht District |
Population | |
• Total | 6,420 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (TJT) |
Kalanak, Tajikistan is a town in the Districts of Republican Subordination in central Tadjikistan.
The town is on the Surkhob River.
History
During the 1920s the area was a hotbed for the Basmachi, the anti-Soviet resistance in Central Asia.[2][3] The Petra Pervogo Range with a height of 4,745 is nearby.
During the Civil War in Tajikistan from 1992–1997, the area was a hotbed for Islamist forces, and October 2010, the Tajik Interior Ministry asserted it had killed three militants nearby at Gharm amid an alleged rise in Islamic militancy in the region.[4][5]
References
- "List of Jamoats". UN Coordination, Tajikistan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
- Ritter, William S (1990). "Revolt in the Mountains: Fuzail Maksum and the Occupation of Garm, Spring 1929". Journal of Contemporary History. 25: 547. doi:10.1177/002200949002500408.
- Ritter, William S (1985). "The Final Phase in the Liquidation of Anti-Soviet Resistance in Tadzhikistan: Ibrahim Bek and the Basmachi, 1924-31". Soviet Studies. 37 (4). doi:10.1080/09668138508411604.
- "Tajikistan says restive east is under control". BBC News. 18 October 2010.
- "Tajikistan Kills 'Suspected Militants'". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
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