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Kolem-Boki in the region of Tajikistan (general) is a town located in Tajikistan - some 113 mi or ( 183 km ) East of Dushanbe , the country's capital .
Local time in Kolem-Boki is now 04:17 PM (Thursday) . 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, Mu'minobod, Kulob, and Khait. When in this area, you might want to check out Samarkand . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kolem-Boki ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
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 12 km away
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 13 km away
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