Hisar Valley

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Hisar (also Gissar, Gisar, Hissar, or Hisor) Valley in Tajikistan runs east–west along the southern slopes of Hisar Range and on the northern border of Khatlon Province. [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S001387380704001X Long-term dynamics of orthopteran assemblages (orthoptera) of the Hissar Valley (Tajikistan)] July 2007. Entomological Review. Volume 87, pages 383–393. A. A. Pokivailov It is about 100 km long and up to 20 km wide in the middle, stretching from Vahdat district in the east to Tursunzoda district on the border with Uzbekistan in the west, with the capital Dushanbe and Hisar district at its center. The elevations in the valley range from {{convert|700|m|ft|sp=us}} to {{convert|1000|m|ft|sp=us}}. [https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.archnet.org/system/publications/contents/6892/original/DPC3768.pdf?1384804666 GLACIERS RESOURCES OF TAJIKISTAN IN CONDITION OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE] A. Kayumov. State Agency for Hydrometeorology of Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan. The valley is irrigated by Kofarnihon River in its upper and middle course. Warm temperatures (29 °C in the summer, 0 °C to – 1 °C in the winter) and abundant water for irrigation make the Hisar Valley one of the prime cotton growing areas in Tajikistan.