Central Asia
Tajikistan
Khatlon

Somoniyon

Somoniyon is a town and jamoat in the of . It is the capital of . The population of the town is 8,500.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 10,500 residents
  • Description: settlement in Tajikistan
  • Also known as: “Alchin”, “Chichka”, “Chichkhar”, “Ismoili Somoni”, “Oktyabr’sh”, “Oktyabrsk”, “Somoniyon, Kushoniyon District”, “Исмоили Сомон”, and “Октябрьск”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vakhsh and Qurghonteppa.

Village
is a city in southwestern . It is the capital of . The population of the town is 14,900. It is about 100 km from the capital, . It has one of the three Catholic Tajik churches under the Mission sui iuris of Tajikistan. is situated 6 km southeast of Somoniyon.

Photo: VargaA, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bokhtar, previously known as , Kurganteppa and Kurgan-Tyube, is a city in southwestern , which serves as the capital of the Khatlon region.

Town
is a town and jamoat in . It is located in in . The population of the town is 4,900. is situated 9 km north of Somoniyon.

Somoniyon

Latitude
37.76608° or 37° 45′ 58″ north
Longitude
68.80051° or 68° 48′ 2″ east
Population
10,500
Elevation
423 metres (1,388 feet)
Open location code
8J9CQR82+C6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2503241201
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1220862
Wiki­data ID
Q5872191
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Somoniyon” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ismoili Somoní”
  • Chinese: “伊斯梅尔·萨马尼”
  • Dutch: “Ismoili Somoni”
  • Greek: “Ισμοϊλί Σομόνι”
  • Japanese: “イスモイル・ソモニ”
  • Kazakh: “Исмаил Самани (ауыл)”
  • Kazakh: “Исмаил Самани”
  • Persian: “اسماعیل سامانی (شهر)”
  • Persian: “اسماعیل سامانی”
  • Russian: “Исмоили Сомони”
  • Russian: “Сомониён”
  • Tajik: “Сомониён (шаҳрак)”
  • Tajik: “Сомониён”
  • Urdu: “اسماعیل سامانی”
  • Uzbek: “Ismoili Somoniy (shahar)”
  • Uzbek: “Somoniyon”

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