Ayni District
Ayni District
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Ayni District Landscape | |
Location of Ayni District in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 39°20′N 68°35′E / 39.333°N 68.583°E | |
| Country | Tajikistan |
| Region | Sughd Region |
| Capital | Ayni |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2020) | |
• Total | 83,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (TJT) |
| Postal code | 735520 |
| Area code | +992 3479 |
| Official languages | |
| Website | www |
Ayni District, also Aini District (Russian: Айнинский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Айнӣ, Nohiyayi Aynī), is a district in the southern part of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, straddling the middle course of the river Zeravshan. Its capital is the town of Ayni (Tajik: Айнӣ), located on the Zeravshan. The population of the district is 83,600 (January 2020 estimate). It was named after the Tajik national poet Sadriddin Ayni (Tajik: Садриддин Айнӣ).