Garrison Qurghonteppa
Identification
Open sources support identifying this record as the Bokhtar (formerly Qurghonteppa/Kurgan-Tyube) garrison of Russia's 201st Military Base. Recent official reporting places the base in Dushanbe and Bokhtar; a U.S. Army War College study places the 191st regiment in Qurghonteppa; and an older archived Central Military District roster linked the Kurgan-Tyube garrison to the 191st Separate Motor Rifle Regiment, military unit 83364. The exact facility perimeter at the supplied coordinates is not publicly confirmed. ([tass.com](https://tass.com/emergencies/1079232))
Status
This garrison is part of Russia's 201st Military Base under the Central Military District. Recent official reporting still describes the 201st as Russia's largest military facility outside its borders, and notes that the October 2012 basing agreement keeps it in Tajikistan through 2042. ([tass.com](https://tass.com/politics/2027231?utm_source=openai))
Mission
The Bokhtar/Qurghonteppa element is tied in public reporting to the Sambuli training area and to Russian training support for Tajik forces. TASS reported training of Tajik servicemen at Lyaur and Sambuli in 14 specialties, and official drill reporting describes 201st base units rehearsing defense of logistics and communications sites around Sambuli against armed groups. ([tass.com](https://tass.com/defense/1392633))
Force posture
Regiment-level equipment disclosure is dated, but an archived Central Military District roster for the Kurgan-Tyube garrison listed the 191st regiment with T-72B1 tanks, BMP-2 IFVs, 2S3M Akatsiya self-propelled artillery, and Strela-10 air defense, broadly matching the placemark text. More recent official reporting discusses modernization at base level: S-300PS systems entered duty in 2019, and 2021 reporting confirmed deliveries including BMP-2M vehicles, Verba MANPADS, and 30 T-72B3M tanks to the 201st base overall. Exact allocation to the Bokhtar garrison is not publicly broken out. ([archive.ph](https://archive.ph/bDsUD?utm_source=openai))
Confidence limits
Open sources leave two material gaps. Recent official summaries describe the 201st base as split between Dushanbe and Bokhtar, whereas older analytical works also list Kulob/Kulyab as a third garrison; the current internal distribution is only partly public. Likewise, while the 191st regiment's association with Qurghonteppa/Kurgan-Tyube is well attested, recent official sources do not publicly confirm the exact order of battle or exact unit footprint at this coordinate. ([tass.com](https://tass.com/emergencies/1079232))