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Vahdat | |
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Country | Tajikistan |
Province | Region of Republican Subordination |
Government | |
• Chairman of the town | Amirzoda Rahmonali Amir |
Elevation | 870 m (2,850 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 45 693 |
Time zone | +5 |
Website | www.vahdat.tj |
Vahdat (also Vakhdat, meaning unity in Persian) is a city in western Tajikistan, just 10 km east of Dushanbe. In the last century the city has been renamed several times. The city was known as Yangi-Bazar until 1936, when it was renamed Ordzhonikidzeabad in honor of Georgian communist Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze.[1] In 1992 after Tajikistan became independent the city was renamed Kofarnihon (Persian for "a place where unbelievers hide", کافرنهان) and in 2003 it was renamed Vahdat.
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References
- ^ Room, Adrian. Place-Name Changes Since 1900. London: Scarecrow Press, 1979.