Fun facts about Tursunzoda
5 facts - tap any card to flip it and learn more.
Tursunzoda was originally the village of Regar, meaning 'a town on sand'.
Tursunzoda
Tajikistan
Tursunzoda is a city in western Tajikistan, known for its aluminium smelting plant TadAZ. It is located 60 km west of Dushanbe, near the border with Uzbekistan. It is near several rivers, Shirkent and Karatag immediately to the west and east of the city, and Kofarnihon further east.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Zlerman · CC BY-SA 3.0
The city developed from a village as a regional centre for an agricultural district in the western part of Gissar Valley.
Tursunzoda
Tajikistan
Tursunzoda is a city in western Tajikistan, known for its aluminium smelting plant TadAZ. It is located 60 km west of Dushanbe, near the border with Uzbekistan. It is near several rivers, Shirkent and Karatag immediately to the west and east of the city, and Kofarnihon further east.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Zlerman · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tursunzoda district is a major rice-growing region, producing 1,400 tons, or 13% of Tajikistan's rice harvest in 2006.
Tursunzoda
Tajikistan
Tursunzoda is a city in western Tajikistan, known for its aluminium smelting plant TadAZ. It is located 60 km west of Dushanbe, near the border with Uzbekistan. It is near several rivers, Shirkent and Karatag immediately to the west and east of the city, and Kofarnihon further east.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Zlerman · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Tajik aluminium smelting plant, TadAZ, in Tursunzoda, is the largest aluminium manufacturing plant in Central Asia.
Tursunzoda
Tajikistan
Tursunzoda is a city in western Tajikistan, known for its aluminium smelting plant TadAZ. It is located 60 km west of Dushanbe, near the border with Uzbekistan. It is near several rivers, Shirkent and Karatag immediately to the west and east of the city, and Kofarnihon further east.
From the “Aluminium plant” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Zlerman · CC BY-SA 3.0
The plant consumes 40% of the country's electrical power.
Tursunzoda
Tajikistan
Tursunzoda is a city in western Tajikistan, known for its aluminium smelting plant TadAZ. It is located 60 km west of Dushanbe, near the border with Uzbekistan. It is near several rivers, Shirkent and Karatag immediately to the west and east of the city, and Kofarnihon further east.
From the “Aluminium plant” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Zlerman · CC BY-SA 3.0