Danghara (Russian: Дангара Tajik: Данғара), is a town in the Khatlon Region of Tajikistan. It is the capital of Danghara District. Danghara is the hometown of Tajikistan's President, Emomali Rahmon as well as the country's first Deputy Prime Minister, Asadullo Ghulomov, and a number of other senior government officials and members of parliament.[2] The population of the town is 31,100 (January 2020 estimate).[3] In 2012, Radio Free Europe reported that the town might be the target of a plan to relocate the country's capital city.
Danghara
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![]() ![]() Danghara Location in Tajikistan | |
Coordinates: 38°05′54″N 69°20′48″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Khatlon |
District | Danghara |
Elevation | 649 m (2,129 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 31,100 |
Official languages |
As of January 2012 ongoing construction of a new international airport, rerouting of a major rail line, complete renovation of the town's roads and extensive building construction had spurred rumors that Danghara might become the nation's new capital city.[4]
In 2018, 4 cyclists were killed near Danghara in a terrorist attack.
Danghara has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa).
Climate data for Danghara | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 7.3 (45.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
34.3 (93.7) |
36.4 (97.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
Average low °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.3 (50.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
3.4 (38.1) |
0.3 (32.5) |
8.9 (48.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 53 (2.1) |
66 (2.6) |
98 (3.9) |
76 (3.0) |
59 (2.3) |
5 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
24 (0.9) |
33 (1.3) |
49 (1.9) |
466 (18.3) |
Source: Climate-data.org |
1959[5] | 1970[6] | 1979[7] | 1989[8] |
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5761 | 9083 | 12 892 | 16 898 |
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