Shahrituz

Shahritus

Shahritus

Place in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan

Shahritus (before 2021 Shahrituz[2] Tajik: Шаҳритуз. , now Шаҳритӯс Shahritŭs, شهر توس) is a town in Khatlon Region, southwestern Tajikistan. Situated on the river Kofarnihon, the city was founded in 1938. Its population is 17,200 (January 2020 estimate).[3] It is the seat of the Shahritus District.

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Geography

Climate

Shahritus has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). The average annual temperature is 17.2 °C (63.0 °F). The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 30.2 °C (86.4 °F) and the coolest month is January with an average temperature of 3.3 °C (37.9 °F). The average annual precipitation is 235.7 mm (9.28 in) and has an average of 59.2 days with precipitation. The wettest month is March with an average of 58.0 mm (2.28 in) of precipitation and the driest month is August with an average of 0 mm of precipitation.[1]

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Transport

The railway crosses the river at this point.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Climate of Shahritus". Weatherbase.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Постановление Маджлиси милли Маджлиси Оли Республики Таджикистан от 25 января 2021 года, №131 "О переименовании Шаартузского района Хатлонской области в Шахритусский район"". www.adlia.tj. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
  3. [3]
    "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 October 2020.


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