Shaartuz


Shahritus, also spelled as Shaartuz, is a city in southwestern Tajikistan region. Situated on the River Kafirnigan, the city was founded in 1938.

Geography

Jamoats

There are six jamoats in the Shaartuz district.
  1. Shaartuz
  2. Pakhtaobod
  3. Obshoron
  4. Sayod
  5. Jura Nazarov
  6. Holmatov

    Climate

Shaartuz has a cold semi-arid climate. The average annual temperature is 17.2°C. The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 30.2°C and the coolest month is January with an average temperature of 3.3°C. The average annual precipitation is 235.7mm and has an average of 59.2 days with precipitation. The wettest month is March with an average of 58.0mm of precipitation and the driest month is August with an average of 0mm of precipitation.

Transport

The railway crosses the river at this point.