Mu'minobod

Mu'minobod (Мӯъминобод), previously known as Muminabad (Муминабад), Leningradskiy or Leningrad (Ленинград) is a settlement in south Tajikistan. It is the administrative capital of the Mu'minobod District in the eastern part of Khatlon Province, located north-east of the city of Kulob, not far from the Panj River and the international border with Afghanistan. The population of the town is 14,100 (January 2020 estimate).

Population
The population of Mu'minobod is yearly estimated by the State Committee of Statistics,

Infrastructure
South of Mu'minobod, there is a reservoir, storing water for irrigation. It is released in late summer, beginning of autumn.

Museum
The town has a town museum.

Mosques
The Grand Mosque is located centrally in a park.

Sport
In the Stadium of Mu'minobod, many sporting events are carried out, and holidays are celebrated.

Memorials and Statues
Various statues and memorials are placed in the city centre, mainly to remember national events and personalities.

World War II memorial
The memorial park in remembrance of the heroes of the Second World War features a fountain.

Goat statue
The goat statue at the entrance of town was removed in 2018, after residents complained being called to live in "that goat place".

Somoni statue
Ismoil Somoni, is remembered by an equestrian statue right in the middle of town.

Lenin statue
The head of Lenin rests on a pedestal in front of a building opposite the postal office.

Constitution memorial
At the traffic light, where the road to Childuxtaron departs from the one leading to the market, there is a memorial of the Constitution of Tajikistan.

Transport
Although there is no official public transport, the town can be reached in 45 minutes by a shared car from Kulob for 10 somoni (2017).

Ahead of a visit by the president, the first traffic light was installed in the middle of town.

Tourism
A scenic place, one hour by car North-West of town, is the Childuxtaron Nature Reserve.

Services
There is a post office in town.

Climate
Mu'minobod has a hot, dry-summer continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dsa). The average annual temperature is 9.7 °C (49.5 °F). The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 22.2 °C (72.0 °F) and the coolest month is January with an average temperature of -4.0 °C (24.8 °F). The average annual precipitation is 767.1 mm (30.2") and has an average of 78.3 days with precipitation. The wettest month is March with an average of 137.2 mm (5.4") of precipitation and the driest month is August with an average of 2.5 mm (0.1") of precipitation.