Navobod, Rasht District
Navobod
Навобод | |
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Town and Jamoat | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Province | Districts of Republican Subordination |
| District | Rasht District |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,497 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (TJT) |
Navobod (Persian: نوآباد) 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 4497.[1]
The town is east of Dushanbe in the Vakhsh River valley and has a Köppen climate classification of Dsa and experiences wet and cold winters with dry cool summers.
The town is both a river crossing located on the steep hilside at the junction of three tributaries of the Vakhsh River. The Petra Pervogo Range with a height of 4,745 is nearby.
History
During the 1920s the area was a hotbed for the Basmachi, the anti-Soviet resistance in Central Asia.[2][3] 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 February 26, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|quotes=,|coauthors=, and|month=(help) - ^ 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.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|quotes=,|coauthors=, and|month=(help) - ^ "Tajikistan says restive east is under control". BBC News. 18 October 2010.
- ^ http://www.rferl.org/content/Tajikistan_Says_Kills_Three_Suspected_Islamist_Militants/2193377.html
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39°00′39″N 70°09′00″E / 39.01083°N 70.15000°E
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