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Discover Khait in Tajikistan
Khait in the region of Tajikistan (general) is a town located in Tajikistan - some 122 mi or ( 196 km ) East of Dushanbe , the country's capital .
Local time in Khait is now 08:46 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Dushanbe " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Samarkand, Tarbulak, Shavr, Mu'minobod, and Kulob. When in this area, you might want to check out Samarkand . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Khait ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Khait landslide
The Khait or Hoit landslide occurred on July 10, 1949 in the Hoit district in the Gharm Oblast in the Tajikistan, then part of the Soviet Union. The landslide was triggered by the 1949 Khait earthquake and buried 33 villages and has by some estimates killed 28,000 people. News of the landslide was not publicly revealed by the government and details of the disaster were not revealed until after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Located at 39.18 70.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
1949 Khait earthquake
The 1949 Khait (Hoit) earthquake occurred at 09:45 local time on 10 July in the Gharm Oblast region of Tajikistan. It had a magnitude of 7.4 and triggered a series of landslides that together led to 7,200 deaths.
Located at 39.20 70.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Geography of Tajikistan
Tajikistan is nestled between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to the north and west, China to the east, and Afghanistan to the south. Mountains cover 93 percent of Tajikistan's surface area. The two principal ranges, the Pamir Mountains and the Alay Mountains, give rise to many glacier-fed streams and rivers, which have been used to irrigate farmlands since ancient times. Central Asia's other major mountain range, the Tian Shan, skirts northern Tajikistan.
Located at 39.00 71.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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