Hamadoni District
Hamadoni District
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| Coordinates: 37°39′24″N 69°37′45″E / 37.65667°N 69.62917°E | |
| Country | Tajikistan |
| Region | Khatlon Region |
| Capital | Moskovskiy |
| Area | |
• Total | 500 km2 (200 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 148,800 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| Official languages | |
| Website | http://www.hamadoni.tj/ (in Russian and Tajik) |
Hamadoni District (Russian: Район Мир Сайид Алии Хамадони; Tajik: Ноҳияи Ҳамадони) is a district in the south-east of Khatlon Region of Tajikistan, located south of Kulob and stretching along a section of the Panj on the border with Afghanistan. Between 1950 and 2004 it was called Moskovskiy town, then renamed in honor of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, a 14th-century Persia Great Islamic preacher, traveller, poet, and scholar who preached Islam in different parts of world, and is buried in Khatlon.
The district capital is Moskovskiy or Moskva (Tajik: Маскав). The population of the district is 148,800 (January 2020 estimate).