Mu'minobod, Tajikistan


Mu'minobod, also known as Muminabad, Leningradskiy or Leningrad is a location in south Tajikistan. It is the administrative capital of the Muminobod District in the eastern part of Khatlon Province, located north-east of the city of Kulob, not far from the Panj River and the international border with Afghanistan.

Population

The population of Mu'minobod is yearly estimated at by the State Committee of Statistics,
Year19701979198920132015
Population12 6256920976412 70013 000

Infrastructure

South of Mu'minobod, there is a reservoir, storing water for irrigation. It is released in late summer, beginning of autumn.

Culture

Museum

The town has a town museum.

Mosques

The Grand Mosque is located centrally in a park.

Sport

In the Stadium of Mu'minobod, many sporting events are carried out, and holidays are celebrated.

Memorials and Statues

Various statues and memorials are placed in the city centre, mainly to remember national events and personalities.

World War II memorial

The memorial par in remembrance of the heroes of the second world war features a fountain.

Goat statue

Somoni statue

, is remembered by an equestrian statue right in the middle of town.

Lenin statue

Constitution memorial

Transport

Although there is no official public transport, the town can be reached in 45 minutes by a shared car from Kulob for 10 somoni.
Ahead of a visit by the president, the first traffic light was installed in the middle of town.

Tourism

A scenic place, 1 hour by car North of town, is the Childuxtaron Nature Reserve.

Climate

Mu'minobod has a hot, dry-summer continental climate. The average annual temperature is 9.7 °C. The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 22.2 °C and the coolest month is January with an average temperature of -4.0 °C. The average annual precipitation is 767.1 mm and has an average of 78.3 days with precipitation. The wettest month is March with an average of 137.2 mm of precipitation and the driest month is August with an average of 2.5 mm of precipitation.