Reconnaissance scouts from Russian 201st military based deployed in Tajikistan are taking mountain training at the Lohour training ground, some 40 kilometers southwest of Dushanbe, according to the press center of Russia’s Central Military District.
The purpose of the training being held in the foothills of the Karshitau Range is to rehearse coordination and interaction in combat missions in mountain areas.
The Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan is Russia's largest non-naval military facility outside the country. It was officially opened in Tajikistan in 2004 under a previous agreement, which was signed in 1993, and hosts Russia’s largest military contingent deployed abroad.
A total of some 7,000 Russian troops are now stationed at two military facilities collectively known as the 201st military base – in Dushanbe and Qurghon Teppa, some 100 kilometers from Dushanbe.
