Qul, Tajikistan

Qul
Qul
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 39°9′2″N 69°6′29″E / 39.15056°N 69.10806°E / 39.15056; 69.10806
Country Tajikistan
RegionSughd Region
DistrictAyni District
Elevation
2,760 m (9,060 ft)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total
60
Official languages

Qul (Russian: Кул; Tajik: Қул, Yaghnobi: Қӯл), also known in Yaghnobi as S´imên (Yaghnobi: Шимен) is a village in Sughd Region, northwestern Tajikistan.[1] The village is part of the jamoat Anzob in the Ayni District. Its population was 37 people as of 2017,[1] down from 60 in 2007.[2]

Geography

Qul is situated at an altitude of 2,766 metres (9,075 ft) above sea level.[1] The village is located 101 kilometres (63 mi) from the center of the jamoat Anzob, and 137 kilometres (85 mi) from the center of the Ayni District.[1]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
188722—    
190426+0.99%
192725−0.17%
194140+3.41%
19959−2.72%
200760+17.13%
201737−4.72%
Source: [1]

Its population was 37 people as of 2017,[1] down from 60 in 2007.[2]

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Деҳаи Қул [Village of Qul]. tojkiston.ucoz.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
  2. ^ a b "Brief Scientific Feasibility Study and Proposed Pre-Project Activities for Establishing the Yaghnob Natural Ethnography Park" (PDF) (in Russian). Тajik Social-Ecological Union (ТСОЭС). 2007. p. 43. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2025-03-16.