Kushoniyon District

Kushoniyon District (Russian: Район Кушониён/Кушониёнский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Кӯшониён, before 2018: Bokhtar District)[2] is a district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan, surrounding the regional capital Qurghonteppa (Bokhtar).

Its administrative capital is the town of Ismoili Somoni (pop.

[4] The district has an area of about 600 km2 (200 sq mi) and is divided administratively into three towns and five jamoats.

[2] Bokhtar area forms part of Amu Darya basin.

This basin has been estimated to contain vast reserves of oil, natural gas and condensate.