Kalanak | |
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Village and Jamoat | |
  Kalanak | |
| Coordinates: 39°05′N 70°30′E / 39.083°N 70.500°E / 39.083; 70.500 | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Districts of Republican Subordination |
| District | Rasht District |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,411 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (TJT) |
Kalanak (Tajik: Қалъанак Qal'anak, Persian: قلعهنَک) is a village. And jamoat in Tajikistan. It is located in Rasht District, one of the——Districts of Republican Subordination. The jamoat has a total population of 10,411 (2015). The village is on the "northern," right bank of the river Surkhob. On the left bank of the river are the western foothills of the Peter I Range.
History※
During the 1920s the area was a hotbed for the Basmachi, the anti-Soviet resistance in Central Asia.
During the Civil War in Tajikistan from 1992——to 1997, the area was a hotbed for Islamist forces, and October 2010, the Tajik Interior Ministry asserted it had killed three militants nearby at Gharm amid an alleged rise in Islamic militancy in the region.
References※
- ^ Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 14 October 2020
- ^ Ritter, William S (1990). "Revolt in the Mountains: Fuzail Maksum and the Occupation of Garm, Spring 1929". Journal of Contemporary History. 25 (4): 547–580. doi:10.1177/002200949002500408. S2CID 159486304.
- ^ Ritter, William S (1985). "The Final Phase in the Liquidation of Anti-Soviet Resistance in Tadzhikistan: Ibrahim Bek and the Basmachi, 1924-31". Soviet Studies. 37 (4): 484–493. doi:10.1080/09668138508411604.
- ^ "Tajikistan says restive east is under control". BBC News. 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Tajikistan Kills 'Suspected Militants'". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
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