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|leader_name = Amirzoda Rahmonali Amir
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*[[Russian language|Russian]] (Interethnic)
*[[Tajik language|Tajik]] (State)<ref name="КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН">{{cite web |title=КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН |url=http://prokuratura.tj/ru/legislation/the-constitution-of-the-republic-of-tajikistan.html |website=prokuratura.tj |publisher=Parliament of Tajikistan |access-date=9 January 2020}}</ref>}}
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'''Vahdat''' ({{langx|tg|Ваҳдат}}) is a city in western Tajikistan, on the bank of the [[Kofarnihon River]], 21&nbsp;km east of [[Dushanbe]]. It was previously called '''Yangi-Bozor''' (1927–1936), '''Orjonikidzeobod''' (1936–1993, after [[Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze]])<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bursa|first=G. R. F.|date=1985|title=Political Changes of Names of Soviet Towns|journal=The Slavonic and East European Review|volume=63|issue=2|page=171|jstor=4209080|issn=0037-6795}}</ref> and '''Kofarnihon''' (1993–2006).<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last1=Abdullaev |first1=Kamoludin |title=Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-5381-0252-7 |page=471 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OsllDwAAQBAJ |language=en |chapter=Vahdat}}</ref> Its population is estimated at 43,200 for the city proper and 342,700 for the city with the outlying communities (2020).<ref name=pop2020>{{cite web|url=http://stat.ww.tj/posts/July2020/macmua_20201.pdf |title=Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020 |publisher=Statistics office of Tajikistan |access-date=8 October 2020 |language=ru }}</ref> Vahdat was the focus on international attention in 2019 when a riot occurred in the city's prison, believed to be instigated by members of [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State]], which led to the deaths of three guards and 29 inmates.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|agency=Reuters|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/20/tajikistan-prison-riot-guards-inmates-killed-isis-militants|title=Dozens killed in riot at Tajikistan prison holding Isis militants|date=2019-05-20|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-03-29|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>