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Discover Shavr in Tajikistan
Shavr in the region of Tajikistan (general) is a place located in Tajikistan - some 128 mi or ( 206 km ) North-East of Dushanbe , the country's capital .
Local time in Shavr is now 07:23 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Dushanbe " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Qal'ah-ye Kuf, Samarkand, Mu'minobod, Khait, and Dushanbe. When in this area, you might want to check out Qal'ah-ye Kuf . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Shavr ? 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 15 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 17 km away
Pamir-Alay
The Pamir-Alay (also Pamiro-Alai, Russian: Памиро-Алай) is a mountain system in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, part of the Pamir Mountains. It stretches between the valleys of the rivers Syr Darya to its north and Vakhsh to its south. Its highest summit is Pik Skalisty (Russian: пик Скалистый, "rocky peak"), 5621 m, in the Turkestan Range. The Pamir-Alay is subdivided into the following mountain ranges: Alay Mountains Zarafshan Range Turkestan Range Köýtendag Range Gissar Range
Located at 39.50 71.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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