Ayni District

Ayni District, also "Aini District" (; , "Nohiyayi Aynī"), is a district in the southern part of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, straddling the middle course of the river Zeravshan. Its capital is the town of Ayni (), located on the Zeravshan. The population of the district is 83,600 (January 2020 estimate). It was named after the Tajik national poet Sadriddin Ayni (). India established a base at Ayni in Tajikistan, which was used to assist the Northern Alliance during the Taliban regime.
Administrative divisions.
The district has an area of about and is divided administratively into one town and seven jamoats. They are as follows: