Hoit (Tajik: Ҳоит, Persian: حائط Ḥāʼeṭ, Russian: Хаит Khait) is a village and jamoat in Tajikistan. It is located in Rasht District, one of the Districts of Republican Subordination. The jamoat has a total population of 7,716 (2015).[1] Hoit is situated near the confluences of the river Surkhob (Vakhsh) with its tributaries Yasman and Yarkhych.
Hoit | |
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Village and Jamoat | |
  Hoit | |
| Coordinates: 39°11′N 70°53′E / 39.183°N 70.883°E | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Districts of Republican Subordination |
| District | Rasht District |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 7,716 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (TJT) |
Earthquake catastrophe
editOn 10 July 1949 one of the three largest earthquakes of the 20th century, struck Tajikistan at Hoit.[2] Twenty villages in the Yasman valley, Hoit and nearby Hisorak were covered with mud and debris.[3] Estimates of the number of casualties range from 7,200[3] to 29,000.[2]
According to the Global Seismic Hazard Map (GSHAP 1999), the whole country is located in the high to very high risk zone with a history of catastrophic and deadly earthquakes.[4]
References
edit- ^ Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 14 October 2020
- ^ a b "Invest today for a safer tomorrow" (PDF). United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Relief. July 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ a b Evans, S.G.; Roberts N.J.; Ischuck A.; Delaney K.B.; Morozova G.S.; Tutubalina O. (20 November 2009). "Landslides triggered by the 1949 Khait earthquake, Tajikistan, and associated loss of life". Engineering Geology. 109 (3–4): 195–212. doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.08.007.
- ^ "Support of the National Disaster Response Capacity in Tajikistan". United Nations. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
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