Ayni District


Ayni District, also Aini District, is a district in the southern part of Sughd province, Tajikistan, straddling the middle course of the Zeravshan River. Its capital is the town of Ayni, located on the Zeravshan. Named after the Tajik national poet Sadriddin Ayni. India established a base at Ayni in Tajikistan, which was used to assist the Northern Alliance during the Taliban regime.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided administratively into jamoats. They are as follows.