Shamsiddin Shohin District


Shamsiddin Shohin District, is a district in Khatlon Region, southeastern Tajikistan. Its capital is the village Shuroobod.
Shuroobod District was renamed Shamsiddin Shohin in memory of this Tajik poet.

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about and is divided administratively into seven jamoats. They are as follows:
JamoatPopulation
Chagam6,097
Dashti-Jum4,942
Doghiston7,092
Langardara4,895
Nuriddin Mahmudov 6,446
Sarichashma11,680
Shuroobod10,700

Geography

Shamsiddin Shohin District is bordered in the north by Darvoz District and Khovaling District, in the west by Mu'minobod District and Hamadoni District, all in Khatlon Region. In the east and south, across the river Panj, it borders Afghanistan. It is located in the foothills of the Hazrati Shoh mountains.