Bokhtar District
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Bokhtar District (Tajik: Ноҳияи Бохтар / Persian: ناحیۀ باختر) |
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 Bokhtar District
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| Coordinates: 37°46′3″N 68°48′6″E / 37.76750°N 68.80167°ECoordinates: 37°46′3″N 68°48′6″E / 37.76750°N 68.80167°E | |
| Country |
 Tajikistan
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| Province | Khatlon |
| Capital | Ismoil Somoni |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1,101,4 km2 (4,253 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 173 43 |
| • Ethnicities |
Tajik
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| • Languages | Tajik-Persian |
| +992 3245 | 735140 |
| Website | tj |
Bokhtar District (Tajik: Ноҳияи Бохтар / Persian: ناحیۀ باختر) is a district in Khatlon Province, Tajikistan, surrounding the provincial capital Qurghonteppa. Its administrative capital is the village of Ismoil Somoni (pop. 8,000). The population in Bokhtar district is 209,100 (1 January 2008 estimate).
On the 7 January 1944 the district was created under the named Oktyabr District (ноҳияи Октябр) was created in the Qurghonteppa Oblast. On 6 January 1965 the District was renamed to Kommunisti District (ноҳияи Коммунистӣ). And in 1990 the district was finally renamed the Bokhtar District.
Bokhtar area forms part of Amu Darya basin. This basin has been estimated to contain vast reserves of oil, natural gas and condensate.
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