Loiq Sherali, Sughd

Loiq Sherali
Loiq Sherali
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 39°28′N 67°51′E / 39.467°N 67.850°E / 39.467; 67.850
Country Tajikistan
RegionSughd Region
CityPanjakent
Population
 (2015)
  Total
18,675
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)

Loiq Sherali (Tajik: Лоиқ Шералӣ, formerly: Kolkhozchiyon) is a jamoat in western Tajikistan. It is part of the city of Panjakent in Sughd Region. The jamoat has a total population of 18,765 (2015). It consists of 7 villages, including Gusar (the seat), Navobod and Zavron. The jamoat is named after Layeq Sherali, a prominent tajik poet and iranologist born in this region (the village of Mazori Sharif) in 1941.