Ovchi_Kalacha

Ovchiqal'acha

Ovchiqal'acha

Jamoat in Sughd Region, Tajikistan

Ovchiqal'acha (Russian: Овчикалача; Tajik: Овчиқалъача) is a jamoat in north-west Tajikistan. It is located in Ghafurov District in Sughd Region. The jamoat has a total population of 21,585 (2015).[1] It consists of 9 villages, including Qal'acha (the seat).[2]

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History

The jamoat has been hit with Kyrgyzstani shelling and drone strikes as part of the 2022 Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan clashes, with the Tajikistani government claiming that Kyrgyzstani drones had struck a school and mosque in the jamoat.[3]

Notes

  1. Constitution of Tajikistan

    References

    1. [1]
      Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 5 October 2020
    2. [2]
      Jamoat Ovchiqal’acha, tojkiston.ucoz.ru
    3. [3]
      Usmanov, Danil (2022-09-18). "Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan: The terror and death of a fruitless border conflict". Eurasianet. Retrieved 2022-09-18.


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