Danghara (), is a town in the Khatlon Region of Tajikistan. It is the capital of Danghara District. It is the hometown of Tajikistan's president, Emomali Rahmon as well as the country's first deputy prime minister, Asadullo Ghulomov, and several other senior government officials and members of parliament.Tajik First Deputy Prime Minister Dies, 03.08.2011 13:02, https://www.rferl.org/a/tajik_deputy_prime_minister_dies/24285795.html As of 2020, the town's population was estimated at 31,100.
In 2012, Radio Free Europe reported that the town might be the target of a plan to relocate the country's capital city. The rumors were spurred by the fact that a new international airport was being constructed in the area. Additionally, a major rail line was rerouted and the town's roads renovated.Plans For A New Airport Invite Speculation In Tajikistan, 09.01.2012 18:27, https://www.rferl.org/a/tajikistan_rahmon_danghara_capital/24446724.html
2018 terrorist attack In 2018, four Western cyclists were killed near Danghara, by five men who claimed to be affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Two other cyclists were injured in the attack.
Climate Danghara has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa).
Population 1959Перепись-1959 1970Перепись-1970 1979Перепись-1979 1989Перепись-1989 5761 9083 12 892 16 898
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