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*[[Russian language|Russian]] (Interethnic)
*[[Tajik language|Tajik]] (State)<ref name="КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН">{{cite web |title=КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН |url=http://prokuratura.tj/ru/legislation/the-constitution-of-the-republic-of-tajikistan.html |website=prokuratura.tj |publisher=Parliament of Tajikistan |access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref>}}
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'''Vahdat''' ({{langx|tg|Ваҳдат}}) is a city in western Tajikistan, on the bank of the [[Kofarnihon River]], 21&nbsp;km east of [[Dushanbe]]. It was previously called '''Yangi-Bozor''' (1927–1936), '''Orjonikidzeobod''' (1936–1993, after [[Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze]])<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bursa|first=G. R. F.|date=1985|title=Political Changes of Names of Soviet Towns|journal=The Slavonic and East European Review|volume=63|issue=2|page=171|jstor=4209080|issn=0037-6795}}</ref> and '''Kofarnihon''' (1993–2006).<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last1=Abdullaev |first1=Kamoludin |title=Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-5381-0252-7 |page=471 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OsllDwAAQBAJ |language=en |chapter=Vahdat}}</ref> Its population is estimated at 43,200 for the city proper and 342,700 for the city with the outlying communities (2020).<ref name=pop2020>{{cite web |url=http://stat.ww.tj/posts/July2020/macmua_20201.pdf |title=Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020 |publisher=Statistics office of Tajikistan |access-date=8 October 2020 |language=ru |archive-date=1 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601101228/http://stat.ww.tj/posts/July2020/macmua_20201.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]], which led to the deaths of three guards and 29 inmates.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|agency=Reuters|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/20/tajikistan-prison-riot-guards-inmates-killed-isis-militants|title=Dozens killed in riot at Tajikistan prison holding Isis militants|date=2019-05-20|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-03-29|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

== Geography ==
The city is located in the upper basin of the river [[Kofarnihon]], and is near the [[Gissar Range]] (southern slopes) and the [[Tian Shan|Karategin Range]] (northern slopes), to the west, the city is on the edge of the [[Gissar Valley]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.vahdat.tj/shahr/dar-borai-shahr.html|title=Дар бораи шаҳр|website=www.vahdat.tj|language=tg|access-date=2020-03-29|archive-date=2021-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020174521/https://vahdat.tj/shahr/dar-borai-shahr.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Subdivisions==
Before ca. 2018, Vahdat was the seat of [[Vahdat District]], which covered the rural part of the present city of Vahdat.<ref name=pop2015>{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.tj/ru/img/65a709121baf8a64bf15d33f398aafde_1435736807.pdf |title=Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2015 |publisher=Statistics office of Tajikistan |language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702021130/http://www.stat.tj/ru/img/65a709121baf8a64bf15d33f398aafde_1435736807.pdf|archive-date=2 July 2015}}</ref> The city of Hisor covers Hisor proper, the town [[Nu'mon Roziq]] and ten [[Jamoats of Tajikistan|jamoats]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stat.ww.tj/13b992a6b19499d948c865b3572cb4a1_1510580431.pdf|title=Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017|publisher=Statistics office of Tajikistan|access-date=12 October 2020|language=ru|pages=15–21|archive-date=28 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328064053/http://stat.ww.tj/13b992a6b19499d948c865b3572cb4a1_1510580431.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> These are as follows:<ref name=jambi>[http://untj.org/jambi-project/index.php/maps-statistics/demography Jamoat-level basic indicators], United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 8 October 2020</ref>

{| class="wikitable" sortable"
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! Jamoat
! Population (Jan. 2015)<ref name=jambi/>
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| [[Nu'mon Roziq]] (town) || 11,600<ref name=pop2015/>
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| [[Abdullo Abdulvosiev]] || 43,020
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| [[Bahor]] || 28,276
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| [[Bozorboy Burunov]] || 24,876
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| [[Chorsu, Vahdat|Chorsu]] || 3,913
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| [[Chuyangaron]] || 21,076
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| [[Guliston, Vahdat|Guliston]] || 37,452
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| [[Karim Ismoilov]] || 34,544
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| [[Rajab Ismoilov]] || 19,185
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| [[Romit]] || 15,440
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| [[Simiganj]] || 35,473
|}

== Demographics ==
The population is composed primarily of Tajiks and Uzbeks, with small numbers of Russians and [[Tatars]].<ref name=":0" />  Numbers of [[Afghan refugees]] have also made Vahdat home.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/miriamberger/heres-what-life-is-like-for-afghan-refugees-who-dont-make-it|title=Here's What Life Is Like For Afghan Refugees Who Don't Make It To Europe|last=Berger|first=Miriam|date=14 October 2015|website=BuzzFeed News|language=en|access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref>

== Economy ==
The city's economy is mainly shaped by the surrounding district's agricultural activities: cotton, cattle, grains and vegetable production, and viticulture,<ref name=":1" /> with [[Cotton gin|cotton-ginning]] being the city's dominant industrial activity.<ref name=":0" />

== Transportation ==
There are road and rail connections between Vahdat and Dushanbe. Vahdat's railway station was built in 1930.<ref name=":0" /> Highway connections are possible to [[Jirgatol]], [[Khorugh|Khorog]], [[Kulob]], [[Nurak]] and [[Yovon]].<ref name=":1" />

== Education ==
[[File:Stastic college of Vahdat town.jpg|left|thumb|Vahdat Statistical College]]

The [[:tg:Коллеҷи омори шаҳри Ваҳдат|Vahdat Statistical College]] specializes in courses on finance, accounting and economics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kov.tj/cat.php?cat=8|title=ФАКУЛТЕТҲО|website=kov.tj|language=tg|access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref>

== Infrastructure ==
Vahdat is the location of a prison which included those convicted of terrorist crimes, mainly associated with membership in [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL)]] and the [[Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan]] (IRPT).  In 2019, a [[prison riot]] saw three guards and 29 inmates killed, 24 of whom were said to be Islamic militants.<ref name=":2" /> One of those killed was Behruz Gulmurod, a son of [[Gulmurod Khalimov|Gulmurod Halimov]], previously a commander of Tajik Interior Ministry special forces who joined ISIS/ISIL in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/29951879.html|title=Tajik Opposition Members Among 32 Killed In Prison Riot|date=20 May 2019|website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty|language=en|access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref>

==Climate==
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|Jan mean C = 0.9 
|Feb mean C = 2.6
|Mar mean C = 8 
|Apr mean C = 14.3 
|May mean C = 18.5
|Jun mean C = 23.6
|Jul mean C = 26
|Aug mean C = 24.4
|Sep mean C = 19.7
|Oct mean C = 14
|Nov mean C = 8.5
|Dec mean C = 3.9 
|Jan precipitation mm = 71.1
|Feb precipitation mm = 82.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 117.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 114.1
|May precipitation mm = 80.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 10.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 5.2
|Aug precipitation mm = 1
|Sep precipitation mm = 3.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 36
|Nov precipitation mm = 49.2
|Dec precipitation mm = 64.4
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 10.3
|Feb precipitation days = 11.6
|Mar precipitation days = 14.4
|Apr precipitation days = 12.9
|May precipitation days = 10.6
|Jun precipitation days = 3.3
|Jul precipitation days = 1.6
|Aug precipitation days = 0.6
|Sep precipitation days = 1.2
|Oct precipitation days = 5.4
|Nov precipitation days = 7.1
|Dec precipitation days = 10
|Jan humidity = 69.5
|Feb humidity = 68.1
|Mar humidity = 64.5
|Apr humidity = 61
|May humidity = 54.5
|Jun humidity = 41.3
|Jul humidity = 38
|Aug humidity = 39.3
|Sep humidity = 41.9
|Oct humidity = 51.5
|Nov humidity = 58.8
|Dec humidity = 67
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Largest cities of Tajikistan}}
{{Districts of Republican Subordination}}

[[Category:Populated places in Districts of Republican Subordination]]