Colonel Mahmud Khudoiberdiyev launched a rebellion, insisting that three officials from the Kulyab clan resign before he ended the rebellion. The government complied. Additionally, Prime Minister Dzhamshed Karimov and Abudzhalil Khamidov, the Chairman of the Leninabad Oblast executive committee, resigned. Administrative divisions The Khatlon Region is subdivided into 21 districts and 4 district-level cities: Kulob, Levakant, Norak and Bokhtar. The districts are: Baljuvon District Danghara District Dusti District (Jilikul District) Farkhor District Hamadoni District (Moskovskiy District) Jaloliddin Balkhi District (Kolkhozobod District, Rumi District) Jayhun District (Qumsangir District) Jomi District Khovaling District Khuroson District (Ghozimalik District) Kulob District Kushoniyon District (Bokhtar District) Mu'minobod District Norak District Nosiri Khusrav District (Beshkent District) Panj District Qabodiyon District Sarband District Shahrtuz District Shamsiddin Shohin District (Shuro-obod District) Temurmalik District (Qizil-Mazor District, Sovetskiy District) Vakhsh District Vose' District Yovon District Demography In 2010, the ethnic composition of the Khatlon region was 81.8% Tajik, 12.9% Uzbek, 0.5% Turkmen and 4.6% other. The ethnic composition of Kulob region is: 85% Tajiks, 13% Uzbeks, 2% others. In Bokhtar the breakdown is 59% Tajiks, 32% Uzbeks and 3% Russians. Terrorist attack On 29 July 2018, four cyclists, two Americans, one Dutch national and one Swiss national, were killed by a hit and run driver while three others were injured. Officials said the terrorists rammed into the group before getting out and attacking them with knives. 4 suspects were killed by security forces and 1 suspect was arrested. See also Khatlon Valley Principality of Khuttal 2006 Tajikistan earthquake Dangara Massif Important Bird Area References Regions of Tajikistan States and territories established in 1992