Levakant

Levakant

Levakant

Place in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan

Levakant (Russian: Левакант; Tajik: Левакант, Kalininabad (Калилининобод) until February 1996, Sarband (Сарбанд) until January 2018),[2] is a city in south-west Tajikistan. It is part of Khatlon Region, located just east of the regional capital Bokhtar and about 120 km south of the national capital Dushanbe.[3] The Golovnaya Dam on the river Vakhsh lies directly to its east.

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Its population is estimated at 17,700 for the city proper and 48,300 for the city with the outlying communities (2020).[4]

Levakant is home to Tajikistan's only fertilizer manufacturing plant, Tajik Azot.

Climate

Levakant has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa).

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Subdivisions

Before ca. 2018, Levakant was the seat of Sarband District, which covered the present city of Levakant.[5] The city of Levakant covers Levakant proper and two jamoats. These are as follows:[6]

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. [2]
    Renaming of a number of cities, districts and settlements of Khatlon Province
  3. [3]
    Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  4. [4]
    "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2015" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  6. [6]
    Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 8 October 2020
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