Dusti (Russian: Дусти; Tajik: Дӯстӣ) is a town in Khatlon Region, southern Tajikistan, near the Afghan border. It is the seat of the Jayhun District. Its population is 18,800 (January 2020 estimate).[2] Under Soviet rule the town was named Molotovabad.[3]
Dusti
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  Dusti Location in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°20′55″N 68°40′24″E / 37.34861°N 68.67333°E | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Khatlon Region |
| District | Jayhun District |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,800 |
| Official languages | |
Transport
editDusti is located on north–south highway E123. It is served by a station on the national railway system.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Molotovabad: Tajikistan". Geographic.org. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012., source National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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