Ayni District
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Coordinates: 39°20′N 68°35′E / 39.333°N 68.583°E | |
Country | Tajikistan |
Region | Sughd Region |
Capital | Ayni |
Area | |
• Total | 5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2020)
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• Total | 83,600 |
Time zone | UTC+5 ( TJT) |
Postal code | 735520 |
Area code | +992 3479 |
Official languages | |
Website |
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Ayni District, also Aini District ( Russian: Айнинский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Айнӣ, Nohiyayi Aynī), is a district in the southern part of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, straddling the middle course of the river Zeravshan. Its capital is the town of Ayni ( Tajik: Айнӣ), located on the Zeravshan. [3] The population of the district is 83,600 (January 2020 estimate). [1] It was named after the Tajik national poet Sadriddin Ayni ( Tajik: Садриддин Айнӣ).
The district has an area of about 5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and seven jamoats. [4] They are as follows: [5]
Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015) [5] |
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Zarafshan (town) | 2,200 [6] |
Anzob | 8,238 |
Ayni | 14,862 |
Dardar | 7,562 |
Fondaryo | 9,478 |
Rarz | 8,998 |
Shamtuch | 6,557 |
Urmetan | 18,016 |