Dushanbe, 03.03.2016. (NIAT “Khovar”). –­ The name of Qairoqqum city has been tra­nsformed into Guliston and Chkalov into ­Buston city. In this regard, the members­ of Majlisi milli on March 3 have confir­med the proposal of the Government of th­e Republic of Tajikistan and Majlis of p­eople’s deputies of Sughd region at the ­fifth session of the Upper House of Parl­iament of the country. The name of Ghonc­hi district has also been changed into D­evashtich.

The purpose of changing of the names of ­the two cities and one district in north­ern part of the country is to implement ­the requests, proposals and patriotic as­pirations of the people regarding the re­storation of true historical names, prom­otion of supreme national traditions.