Vakhsh, Tajikistan

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Vakhsh
Vakhsh is located in 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).[1]

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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