Proletarsk, Tajikistan
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Proletarsk is a town and jamoat
in Tajikistan
. It is the administrative capital of Rasulov district
in Sughd Province, located just south of the provincial capital of Khujand
and south-west of the cities of Chkalovsk
and Ghafurov
.
The population of Proletarsk in 2007 is estimated at 13,700.
Jamoats of Tajikistan
The Jamoats of Tajikistan refer to the third-level administrative divisions, similar to communes or municipalities, in the Central Asia country of Tajikistan...
in Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
. It is the administrative capital of Rasulov district
Rasulov district
Jabbor Rasulov District or Nohiya-i Rasulov is a district in Sughd province, Tajikistan. Its capital is Proletarsk.-Administrative divisions:The district is divided administratively into jamoats. They are as follows .-References:...
in Sughd Province, located just south of the provincial capital of Khujand
Khujand
Khujand , also transliterated as Khudzhand, , formerly Khodjend or Khodzhent until 1936 and Leninabad until 1991, is the second-largest city of Tajikistan. It is situated on the Syr Darya River at the mouth of the Fergana Valley...
and south-west of the cities of Chkalovsk
Chkalovsk
Chkalovsk may refer to:*Chkalovsk, Russia, a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia*Chkalovsk, Tajikistan*Kaliningrad Chkalovsk, a naval air base in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia...
and Ghafurov
Ghafurov
Ghafurov is a town in Ghafurov district, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. It has a population of 15,700 , down from 18,900 in the 1989 census. The town was created in 1965, and until 1978 had the name Sovetabad...
.
The population of Proletarsk in 2007 is estimated at 13,700.