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Varzob is a settlement in Varzob district, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan, in central Asia. It is the administrative center for the Varzob district.
Sadriddin Ayni was a Tajik intellectual who wrote poetry, fiction, journalism, history and lexicography. He is regarded as Tajikistan's national poet and one of the most important writers in the country's history.
Badr al-Din al-'Ayni born 762 AH, died 855 AH was a Sunni Islamic scholar of the Hanafi madh'hab. Al-'Ayni is an abbreviation for al-'Ayntābi, referring to his native city.
Hisor District or Nohiyai Hisor is a district in the Region of Republican Subordination, in Tajikistan, located west of the capital Dushanbe, between Varzob District in the east and Shahrinaw District in the west. Its capital Hisor (Gissar) is a town of 50,000 people about 10 km west of Dushanbe, at the center of the fertile Gissar Valley.
Ayni District, also Aini District, is a district in the southern part of Sughd province, Tajikistan, straddling the middle course of the Zeravshan River. Its capital is the town of Ayni, located on the Zeravshan. Named after the Tajik national poet Sadriddin Ayni. India established a base at Ayni in Tajikistan, which was used to assist the Northern Alliance during the Taliban regime.
Varzob District is a district in the Region of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan, lying north of Dushanbe. It borders on Hisor District from the west, Rudaki District from the south, and Vahdat District from the east. The Gissar Range runs along its northern edge. The Varzob River traverses the entire district north to south. The district capital is Varzob.
Rudaki District or Nohiyai Rudaki is a district in the Region of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan. It stretches south from Dushanbe, bordering on Shahrinaw, Hisor, and Varzob districts from the north and northwest, Tajikistan's Khatlon Province from the south and the east, and Uzbekistan from the west. Its administrative capital is Somoniyon, a southern suburb of Dushanbe, called Leninskii in the Soviet period.
Ayni or Aini may refer to:
Dardar is a village and jamoat in Aini District in Sughd province in north-west Tajikistan, not far from the border with Uzbekistan. It is situated on the northern bank of the Zeravshan River, along Highway A377, to the northwest of Ayni on the road to Urmetan. The jamoat has a total population of 6534. Approaching the town the "wide ivan of a mosque dating from the 19th century can be seen from the road".
Vahdat District is one of the larger districts of the Districts of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan, called Kofarnihon District until the introduction of a new administrative division in the end of 2003. During the Soviet period it was named Ordzhonikidzeabad district in honor of Georgian communist Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze. It extends east of Dushanbe along the southern slopes of the Gissar Range, bordering on Varzob District from the west and Rasht District from the east. Its long southern border runs along Khatlon Province and then Faizobod, Roghun, and Nurobod districts. The district capital Vahdat is placed off-center at the extreme southwest of the district, just 10 km east of Dushanbe.
The Kondara Gorge is the gorge of the Kondara River in the southern spurs of the Gissar Range, north of Dushanbe in the Varzob District, one of the Districts of Republican Subordination, in western Tajikistan. It has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA).
The Fan Darya is a river in Ayni District of Sughd Province, Tajikistan. The Fan Darya is 24 kilometres (15 mi) long, and the area of its drainage basin is 3,230 square kilometres (1,250 sq mi). It is a major left tributary of the Zeravshan River.
Ziddi is a town and jamoat in Tajikistan. It is located in Varzob District in Districts of Republican Subordination province.The jamoat has a total population of 5373.
Dehmalik is a town and jamoat in Tajikistan. It is located in Varzob District in Districts of Republican Subordination province.The jamoat has a total population of 5914.
Luchob is a town and jamoat in Tajikistan. It is located in Varzob District in Districts of Republican Subordination province.The jamoat has a total population of 5141.
Chorbogh is a town and jamoat in Tajikistan. It is located in Varzob District in Districts of Republican Subordination province. The jamoat has a total population of 16216.
