Qayraqqum
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Qayraqqum or Qayroqqum, also Kayrakum is a town
in north-western Tajikistan
. It is located in Ghafurov District
of Sughd Province, at the western tip of the Kayrakum (Qayroqqum) Reservoir
. Qayroqqum is a city of provincial subordination, administratively subordinated to the provincial capital of Khujand
, not to the district capital of Ghafurov
.
The population of Qayroqqum in 2007 is estimated at 12,500 for the city proper and 38,500 for the city with the outlying communities.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in north-western 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 located in Ghafurov District
Ghafurov district
Ghafurov District or Nohiya-i Ghafurov is a district in the northern part of Sughd province, Tajikistan. Its capital is Ghafurov, a town in the south of the district...
of Sughd Province, at the western tip of the Kayrakum (Qayroqqum) Reservoir
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
. Qayroqqum is a city of provincial subordination, administratively subordinated to 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...
, not to the district capital of 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 Qayroqqum in 2007 is estimated at 12,500 for the city proper and 38,500 for the city with the outlying communities.