Rasht district
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Rasht district or Nohiyai Rasht (Tajik/Persian:Ноҳияи Рашт/ناحیهٔ رشت), formerly called Gharm district, is an eastern district in the Region of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan. It lies between Vahdat district on the west and Jirgatol district on the east; its southern neighbors are Nurobod, Tavildara, and Tojikobod districts; its northern border runs along the eastern finger of Sughd Province and along the international border with Kyrgyzstan. In July 2007 Rasht district suffered a devastating earthquake (5.5 on the Richter scale).[1] Its capital is Rasht (formely Gharm).
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