Qurghonteppa or
Kurganteppa is a city in southwestern
TajikistanTajikistan , 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 People's Republic of China to the east...
. It is the capital of the
KhatlonKhatlon , sometimes misspelt Khatlan, is the most populous of the four administrative divisions and one of the three provinces in Tajikistan...
region and it is located 100 km from
DushanbeDushanbe , population 679,400 people , is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan...
. It is estimated that the population of the city is close to 85,000 (est. 2006) people, making it the third-largest city in the country. The population fluctuates depending on season (due to Tajik immigrant workers in Russia). The political opposition in Tajikistan primarily comes from Qurghonteppa.
Along with the capital
DushanbeDushanbe , population 679,400 people , is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan...
, Qurghonteppa is demographically much more diverse than other major cities such as
KhujandKhujand , 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. The population of the city is 149,000 , down from 160,000 in 1989...
,
KulobKulob , also Kulab or Kulyab , is a city in Kulob district, Khatlon Province, Tajikistan. Located 203 km south-east of the capital Dushanbe on the Yakhsu River , it is one of the largest cities in the country Kulob (:/کولاب, for swampy place, rushes), also Kulab or Kulyab , is a city in Kulob...
or Istaravshan.
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Qurghonteppa or
Kurganteppa is a city in southwestern
TajikistanTajikistan , 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 People's Republic of China to the east...
. It is the capital of the
KhatlonKhatlon , sometimes misspelt Khatlan, is the most populous of the four administrative divisions and one of the three provinces in Tajikistan...
region and it is located 100 km from
DushanbeDushanbe , population 679,400 people , is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan...
. It is estimated that the population of the city is close to 85,000 (est. 2006) people, making it the third-largest city in the country. The population fluctuates depending on season (due to Tajik immigrant workers in Russia). The political opposition in Tajikistan primarily comes from Qurghonteppa.
Along with the capital
DushanbeDushanbe , population 679,400 people , is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan...
, Qurghonteppa is demographically much more diverse than other major cities such as
KhujandKhujand , 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. The population of the city is 149,000 , down from 160,000 in 1989...
,
KulobKulob , also Kulab or Kulyab , is a city in Kulob district, Khatlon Province, Tajikistan. Located 203 km south-east of the capital Dushanbe on the Yakhsu River , it is one of the largest cities in the country Kulob (:/کولاب, for swampy place, rushes), also Kulab or Kulyab , is a city in Kulob...
or Istaravshan. Ethnicities include Tajiks,
UzbeksThe Uzbeks are a Turkic-speaking people in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, and large populations can also be found in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Russia and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China...
,
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, Tatars,
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,
KazakhsThe Kazakhs are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia ....
,
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and many more. The city had a large number of ethnic Russians who were actively employed by the industrial and agricultural complexes in and around the city. Qurghonteppa was seriously demaged during the civil war in 1992-1997; during and after that war 85 % of the Russians left the city.
Qurghonteppa International AirportQurghonteppa International Airport is an airport in Kurgan Tyube, Tajikistan .-Airlines and destinations:*Saravia *Tajik Air...
serves a handful of cities and
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and
KazakhstanKazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a country situated in Eurasia that is ranked as the ninth largest country in the world. It is also the world's largest landlocked country. Its territory of 2,727,300 km² is greater than Western Europe...
. The city is considered to be the heart of
cottonCotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa. The fiber most often is spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft,...
("white gold") cultivation in Tajikistan.
Qurghonteppa and Kulob are the main cities of south Tajikistan. Qurghonteppat is a regional hub (one of the top four), especially for banking and telecommunications industries.
Tajik immigrant workers (mostly employed in Russia) have significantly contributed to the local economy since early 2000s.
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