Zarafshan, Tajikistan
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Zarafshan is a town
and jamoat
in north-west Tajikistan
. It is located in Aini District
in Sughd
province. The jamoat has a total population of 57,493.
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...
and jamoat
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 north-west 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 Aini District
Aini district
Ayni District, also Aini District , is a district in the southern part of Sughd province, Tajikistan, straddling the middle course of the Zeravshan River. Its capital is the town of Ayni , located on the Zeravshan. Named after the Tajik national poet Sadriddin Ayni .-Administrative divisions:The...
in Sughd
Sughd
Sughd Province is one of the four administrative divisions and one of the three provinces that make up Tajikistan. Centered in the historical Sogdiana, it is located in the northwest of the country, with an area of some 25,400 square kilometers and a population of 2,132,100 , up from 1,870,000...
province. The jamoat has a total population of 57,493.