Ovchiqal'acha

Ovchiqal'acha
Ovchiqal'acha
Jamoat
	Ovchiqal'acha Location in Tajikistan
	Coordinates: 40°08′N 69°41′E / 40.133°N 69.683°E
Country	Tajikistan
Region	Sughd Region
District	Ghafurov District
Population (2015)
• Total	21,585
Time zone	UTC+5 (TJT)
Official languages	Russian (Interethnic); Tajik (State) ;

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Ovchiqal'acha (Russian: Овчикалача; Tajik: Овчиқалъача) is a jamoat in north-west Tajikistan. It is located in Ghafurov District in Sughd Region. The jamoat has a total population of 21,585 (2015).^[1] It consists of 9 villages, including Qal'acha (the seat).^[2]

History

The jamoat has been hit with Kyrgyzstani shelling and drone strikes as part of the 2022 Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan clashes, with the Tajikistani government claiming that Kyrgyzstani drones had struck a school and mosque in the jamoat.^[3]

Notes

^ Constitution of Tajikistan

References

^ Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 5 October 2020
^ Jamoat Ovchiqal’acha, tojkiston.ucoz.ru
^ Usmanov, Danil (2022-09-18). "Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan: The terror and death of a fruitless border conflict". Eurasianet. Retrieved 2022-09-18.

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[1] Constitution of Tajikistan

[jambi-2] Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 5 October 2020

[3] Jamoat Ovchiqal’acha, tojkiston.ucoz.ru

[4] Usmanov, Danil (2022-09-18). "Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan: The terror and death of a fruitless border conflict". Eurasianet. Retrieved 2022-09-18.

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