Chkalovsk, Tajikistan

Chkalovsk
Chkalovsk Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 40°14′19″N 69°41′48″E / 40.23861°N 69.69667°E / 40.23861; 69.69667Coordinates: 40°14′19″N 69°41′48″E / 40.23861°N 69.69667°E / 40.23861; 69.69667
Country	Tajikistan
Province	Sughd

Chkalovsk (or Chkalov, Tajik: Чкалов) is a town in northern Tajikistan. It is located in Ghafurov district of Sughd Province, between the cities of Khujand and Ghafurov.^[1] Chkalovsk is a city of provincial subordination, administratively subordinated to the provincial capital of Khujand, not to the district capital of Ghafurov.

The population of Chkalovsk in 2007 is estimated at 22,000.^[2]

As a result of its involvement in the processing of uranium ore mined nearby, Chkalovsk was a closed city until the collapse of the USSR.

See also

• List of cities in Tajikistan

References

1. ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
2. ^ Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2008, State Committee of Statistics, Dushanbe, 2008 (Russian)

External links

• Satellite map at Maplandia.com