Vakhsh, Tajikistan

Vakhsh
Vakhsh
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 37°42′39″N 68°49′52″E / 37.71083°N 68.83111°E / 37.71083; 68.83111
Country Tajikistan
RegionKhatlon
DistrictVakhsh
Elevation
426 m (1,398 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
14,900

Vakhsh (Tajik: Вахш, Russian: Вахш) is a city in southwestern Tajikistan. It is the capital of Vakhsh District. The population of the town is 14,900 (January 2020 estimate).

It is about 100 km (62 mi) from the capital, Dushanbe. It has one of the three Catholic Tajik churches under the Mission sui iuris of Tajikistan.