Langar, Spitamen

Langar
Лангар
Village
Langar Library in 2025
Langar
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 40°03′32.24″N 69°19′12.22″E / 40.0589556°N 69.3200611°E / 40.0589556; 69.3200611
Country Tajikistan
RegionSughd Region
DistrictSpitamen District
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
3,542
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)

Langar (Tajik: Лангар) is a village in north-western Tajikistan. It is located in Spitamen District of Sughd Region, on the right bank of the Ak-Suu River, opposite the village of Mehtar on the left bank. The village lies a few kilometers downstream from Alga, a village in neighboring Kyrgyzstan. As of 2017, Langar had a population of 3,542.[1]

Langar is notable for the Langar Ota religious shrine, which is believed to date to the 14th century.[2]

References

  1. ^ Тақсимоти маъмурии Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон (in Tajik). Душанбе: СИЭМТ. 2017. ISBN 978-99947-33-68-2.
  2. ^ Маннонов, Акмал (21 January 2019). "Историческая святыня «Лангар-Ота» в Таджикистане". Central Asia Media (in Russian). Retrieved 27 December 2025.