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Hoit (Tajik: Ҳоит, Persian: حائط Ḥāʼeṭ, Russian: Хаит Khait) is a village and jamoat in Tajikistan. It is located in Rasht District, one of the Districts of Republican Subordination. The jamoat has a total population of 7,716 (2015).[1] Hoit is situated near the confluences of the river Surkhob (Vakhsh) with its tributaries Yasman and Yarkhych.

Earthquake catastrophe

Main articles: 1949 Khait earthquake and Khait landslide

On 10 July 1949 one of the three largest earthquakes of the 20th century, struck Tajikistan at Hoit.[2] Twenty villages in the Yasman valley, Hoit and nearby Hisorak were covered with mud and debris.[3] Estimates of the number of casualties range from 7,200[3] to 29,000.[2]

According to the Global Seismic Hazard Map (GSHAP 1999), the whole country is located in the high to very high risk zone with a history of catastrophic and deadly earthquakes.[4]

References

  1. ^ Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 14 October 2020
  2. ^ a b "Invest today for a safer tomorrow" (PDF). United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Relief. July 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
  3. ^ a b Evans, S.G.; Roberts N.J.; Ischuck A.; Delaney K.B.; Morozova G.S.; Tutubalina O. (20 November 2009). "Landslides triggered by the 1949 Khait earthquake, Tajikistan, and associated loss of life". Engineering Geology. 109 (3–4): 195–212. doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.08.007.
  4. ^ "Support of the National Disaster Response Capacity in Tajikistan". United Nations. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoit,_Tajikistan