Durante la era [[soviética]], Khatlon fue una de las regions productoras de algodón en Tayikistán, siendo la otra la [[provincia de Sughd]], entonces llamada ''Leninabad''. CollectivisationLa of[[colectivisación]] agriculturede wasla implementedagricultura aggressivelyse inaplicó theen earlylos [[años 1930s1930]], topara expandextender theel extentcultivo ofa cottontodo cultivation in Tajikistan as ael wholepaís, with particular emphasis on the southern part of the republic. The process included violations against peasants, substantial expansion of the [[irrigation]] network, and forcible resettlement of mountain peoples and people from [[Uzbekistan]] to the lowlands.<ref name=atkin>[[Muriel Atkin]]. ''Tajikistan'' in: Glenn E. Curtis (ed.): Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, Country Studies, [[Washington D.C.|Washington]]: 1997. pp. 197-290. </ref>
