Ayni District

Ayni District
Russian: Айнинский район
Tajik: Ноҳияи Айнӣ
Ayni District Landscape
Location of Ayni District in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 39°20′N 68°35′E / 39.333°N 68.583°E / 39.333; 68.583
Country Tajikistan
RegionSughd Region
CapitalAyni
Area
  Total
5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)
  Total
83,600
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)
Postal code
735520
Area code+992 3479
Official languages
Websitewww.ayni.tj

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).