Dardar

Dardar
Дардар
Village and Jamoat
Dardar is located in Tajikistan
Dardar
Dardar
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 39°26′35″N 68°26′42″E / 39.44306°N 68.44500°E / 39.44306; 68.44500
Country Tajikistan
RegionSughd Region
DistrictAyni District
Population
 (2015)
 • Total7,562
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)

Dardar (Tajik: Дардар, Dardar) is a village and jamoat in Ayni District in Sughd Region in north-west Tajikistan, not far from the border with Uzbekistan. It is situated on the northern bank of the Zeravshan, along Highway A377, to the northwest of Ayni on the road to Urmetan. The jamoat has a total population of 7,562 (2015).[1] It consists of 6 villages, including Dardar (the seat), Iskodar, Khayrobod and Zerobod.[2] Approaching the town the "wide ivan of a mosque dating from the 19th century can be seen from the road".[3]

Notable people

  • Gulnazar Keldi (1945-2020) -poet, the author of the anthem of Tajikistan [4]

References

  1. ^ Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 5 October 2020
  2. ^ Jamoat Dar Dar, tojkiston.ucoz.ru
  3. ^ Fozilov, Nurullo (2006). Travel Through Tajikistan. Status Limited. p. 23. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  4. ^ Soviet Literature. Foreign Languages Publishing House. 1981. p. 188. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

External links

  • Satellite map at Maplandia.com


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