Dusti
Russian: Дусти
Tajik: Дӯстӣ
Dusti is located in Tajikistan
Dusti
Dusti
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 37°20′55″N 68°40′24″E / 37.34861°N 68.67333°E / 37.34861; 68.67333
Country Tajikistan
RegionKhatlon Region
DistrictJayhun District
Population
 (2020)
  Total18,800
Official languages

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]

Transport

Dusti is located on north–south highway E123. It is served by a station on the national railway system.

See also

References

  1. "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. "Molotovabad: Tajikistan". Geographic.org. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012., source National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
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