Nurek

a city under republic jurisdiction in the Tadzhik SSR. Located on the right bank of the Vakhsh River, on the Dushanbe-Kuliab highway, 68 km southeast of Dushanbe. Population, 21,000 (1974). Nurek grew up in 1960 in connection with construction of the Nurek Hydroelectric Power Plant. There is production of building materials. Nurek has an evening power-engineering construction technicum.