Region of Republican Subordination
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Districts of Republican Subordination is a region in Tajikistan
, consisting of 13 districts which are directly under central rule.
which was dissolved in 1955.
It was formerly known as Karotegin Province.
, a right-hand tributary of the Amu Darya
. On the northern border run the Gissar
and Zeravshan mountains, and on the southern border the Darvaz
range 7600 metres (24,934.4 ft) . The area is 28400 square kilometres (10,965.3 sq mi). The winter climate is extremely severe; snow begins to fall in October and it is May before it disappears. During the warmer months, however, the mountainsides are richly clothed with the foliage of maple
, mountain ash
, apple, pear
and walnut
trees; the orchards furnish, not only apples and pears, but peach
es, cherries
, mulberries
and apricot
s. Both cattle and horses are of a small and hardy breed.
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....
, consisting of 13 districts which are directly under central rule.
History
The Districts of Republican Subordination cover much of the territory of the Gharm OblastGharm Oblast
The Gharm Oblast was an oblast in the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic in the Soviet Union from the 1920s to 1955. Its capital was Gharm. The population of Gharm were known as Gharmis, a term still used in Tajikistan today.-History:...
which was dissolved in 1955.
It was formerly known as Karotegin Province.
Districts
The 13 districts are listed below roughly in their order of occurrence from west to east within the band forming the Region of Republican Subordination. The order of the districts and the district names are based on two consistent sources: an administrative map of Tajikistan and a statistical yearbook showing the breakdown of RRP into districts.West Karotegin
- Tursunzoda DistrictTursunzoda districtTursunzoda District is the westernmost district of the Districts of Republican Subordination , bordering on Uzbekistan in the west and enclosed by Tajikistan's Shahrinaw District from the other directions. Its capital is Tursunzoda, called Regar, or "a town on sand", until 1978...
(formerly Regar District) - Shahrinaw DistrictShahrinaw districtShahrinaw District or Nohiyai Shahrinaw is a district belonging to the Districts of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan, lying between Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe and Uzbekistan. The Shahrinaw District borders on Tursunzoda District in the west, Hisor District in the east, and Rudaki District...
- Hisor DistrictHisor districtHisor District or Nohiyai Hisor is a district in the Region of Republican Subordination, in Tajikistan, located west of the capital Dushanbe, between Varzob District in the east and Shahrinaw District in the west...
- Rudaki DistrictRudaki districtRudaki District or Nohiyai Rudaki is a district in the Region of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan. It stretches south from Dushanbe, bordering on Shahrinaw, Hisor, and Varzob districts from the north and northwest, Tajikistan's Khatlon Province from the south and the east, and Uzbekistan...
(formerly Leninskiy District) - Varzob DistrictVarzob districtVarzob District or Nohiyai Varzob is a district in the Region of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan, lying north of Dushanbe. It borders on Hisor District from the west, Rudaki District from the south, and Vahdat District from the east. The Gissar Range runs along its northern edge. The Varzob...
East Karotegin
- Vahdat DistrictVahdat districtVahdat District is one of the larger districts of the Districts of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan, called Kofarnihon District until the introduction of a new administrative division in the end of 2003. During the Soviet period it was named Ordzhonikidzeabad district in honor of Georgian...
(formerly Kofarnihon District) - Faizobod DistrictFaizobod districtFaizobod District or Nohiyai Faizobod is a small district in the Region of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan, about 60 km east of Dushanbe. It borders on Vahdat District from the west and the north, the Roghun District from the east, and the Khatlon Province from the south. Its capital...
- Roghun DistrictRoghun districtRoghun District or Nohiyai Roghun is a small district in the Region of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan, bordering on Faizobod District from the west, the Vahdat District from the north-west, and the Nurobod District from the north-east. Its southeastern border is with the Khatlon Province,...
- Nurobod District (formerly Darband District)
- Rasht DistrictRasht districtRasht District or Nohiyai Rasht , formerly called Gharm District, is an eastern district in the Region of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan...
(formerly Gharm District) - Tavildara DistrictTavildara districtTavildara District or Nohiyai Tavildara is a large eastern district in the Region of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan, extending north of the Darvaz Range that forms the boundary of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province . Its northern boundary stretches along Rasht, Tojikobod, and...
- Tojikobod DistrictTojikobod districtTojikobod District or Nohiyai Tojikobod is a small district in the eastern part of Region of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan. It is encircled by Tavildara District from the south, Jirgatol District from the north-east, and Rasht District from the north-west. Its capital is Tojikobod ....
- Jirgatol DistrictJirgatol districtJirgatol district or Nohiyai Jirgatol lies in the extreme north-east corner of the Region of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan. Its northern boundary is the international boundary with Kyrgyzstan; on the south it borders with Tavildara and Tojikobod districts, and its western border is with...
Geography
The plateau is traversed by the Vakhsh RiverVakhsh River
The Vakhsh has been intensively developed for human use. Electricity, aluminum, and cotton are the mainstays of Tajikistan’s economy, and the Vakhsh is involved with all three of these sectors. Hydroelectricity provides 91% of the country’s electricity as of 2005, and 90% of that total comes from...
, a right-hand tributary of the Amu Darya
Amu Darya
The Amu Darya , also called Oxus and Amu River, is a major river in Central Asia. It is formed by the junction of the Vakhsh and Panj rivers...
. On the northern border run the Gissar
Gissar Range
Gissar Range is a mountain range in Central Asia, in the western part of the Pamir-Alay system, stretching over 200 km in the general east-west direction across the territory of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan...
and Zeravshan mountains, and on the southern border the Darvaz
Darvaz
Darvaz , alternatively spelt Darwaz, Darvoz, or Darwoz, was an independent principality until the 19th century, ruled by a mir and its capital was at Kalai-Khumb. The kingdom controlled territory on the left and right banks of the Oxus River. In 1878 Darvaz was invaded by neighboring Bukhara and...
range 7600 metres (24,934.4 ft) . The area is 28400 square kilometres (10,965.3 sq mi). The winter climate is extremely severe; snow begins to fall in October and it is May before it disappears. During the warmer months, however, the mountainsides are richly clothed with the foliage of maple
Maple
Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...
, mountain ash
Mountain Ash
Mountain Ash is a name used for several trees, none of immediate relation. It may refer to:* Eucalyptus regnans, the tallest of all flowering plants and other floral species* Fraxinus texensis, an ash tree species in Texas...
, apple, pear
Pear
The pear is any of several tree species of genus Pyrus and also the name of the pomaceous fruit of these trees. Several species of pear are valued by humans for their edible fruit, but the fruit of other species is small, hard, and astringent....
and walnut
Walnut
Juglans is a plant genus of the family Juglandaceae, the seeds of which are known as walnuts. They are deciduous trees, 10–40 meters tall , with pinnate leaves 200–900 millimetres long , with 5–25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the wingnuts , but not the hickories...
trees; the orchards furnish, not only apples and pears, but peach
Peach
The peach tree is a deciduous tree growing to tall and 6 in. in diameter, belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae. It bears an edible juicy fruit called a peach...
es, cherries
Cherry
The cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus Prunus, and is a fleshy stone fruit. The cherry fruits of commerce are usually obtained from a limited number of species, including especially cultivars of the wild cherry, Prunus avium....
, mulberries
Mulberry
Morus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Moraceae. The 10–16 species of deciduous trees it contains are commonly known as Mulberries....
and apricot
Apricot
The apricot, Prunus armeniaca, is a species of Prunus, classified with the plum in the subgenus Prunus. The native range is somewhat uncertain due to its extensive prehistoric cultivation.- Description :...
s. Both cattle and horses are of a small and hardy breed.