Vahdat
Vahdat
Tajik: Ваҳдат | |
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| Coordinates: 38°33′11″N 69°01′14″E / 38.55306°N 69.02056°E | |
| Country | Tajikistan |
| Region | Districts of Republican Subordination |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Amirzoda Rahmonali Amir |
| Elevation | 870 m (2,850 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 342,700 |
| • Urban | 43,200 |
| Time zone | +5 |
| Official languages | |
| Website | www |
Vahdat (Tajik: Ваҳдат) is a city in western Tajikistan, on the bank of the Kofarnihon River, 21 km east of Dushanbe. It was previously called Yangi-Bozor (1927–1936), Orjonikidzeobod (1936–1993, after Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze) and Kofarnihon (1993–2006). Its population is estimated at 43,200 for the city proper and 342,700 for the city with the outlying communities (2020). Vahdat was the focus on international attention in 2019 when a riot occurred in the city's prison, believed to be instigated by members of Islamic State, which led to the deaths of three guards and 29 inmates.