Shamsiddin Shohin District (; Nohiyai Shamsiddin Shohin, before 2016 Shuroobod District ), is a district in Khatlon Region, southeastern Tajikistan. Its capital is the village Shuroobod.
Shuroobod District was renamed Shamsiddin Shohin in memory of this Tajik poet.
Administrative divisions
The district has an area of about and is divided administratively into seven jamoats. They are as follows:Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 11 October 2020
Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015) Chagam 6,097 Dashti-Jum 4,942 Doghiston 7,092 Langardara 4,895 Nuriddin Mahmudov (Yol) 6,446 Sarichashma 11,680 Shuroobod 10,700
Geography Shamsiddin Shohin District is bordered in the north by Darvoz District and Khovaling District, in the west by Mu'minobod District and Hamadoni District, all in Khatlon Region. In the east and south, across the river Panj, it borders Afghanistan. It is located in the foothills of the Hazrati Shoh mountains.
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