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Khujand
Sughd, Tajikistan · Asia
About Khujand
Khujand sits on the route: 15 minutes from Buston.
Khujand is in Sughd, Tajikistan, with about 190,000 people. The nearest town is Buston, about 8 km away.
Khujand, sometimes spelled Khodjent and formerly known as Leninabad from 1936 to 1991, is the second-largest city of Tajikistan and the capital of its northernmost Sughd province.
Khujand is one of the oldest cities in Central Asia, dating back about 2,500 years to the Persian Empire. Situated on the Syr Darya riverRead more
at the mouth of the Fergana Valley, Khujand was a major city along the ancient Silk Road. After being captured by Alexander the Great in 329 BC, it was renamed Alexandria Eschate and has since been part of various empires in history, including the Umayyad Caliphate (8th century), the Mongol Empire (13th century) and the Russian Empire (19th century). Today, the majority of its population are ethnic Tajiks and the city is close to the present borders of both Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
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Khujand is in Sughd, Tajikistan, about 8 km from Buston.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 191,000
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Tajikistan
- Region
- Sughd
- Timezone
- Asia/Dushanbe
- Coordinates
- 40.2826, 69.6222
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