Sughd

The provinces of Tajikistan with Sughd marked.

Sughd (Sogdiana) is one of the four provinces (or viloiati) which make up Tajikistan and is located in the northwest of the country. It has an area of some 26,100 square kilometers, and the population is 1,870,000 according to the 2000 census (up from 1,558,000 in 1989).

The region shares a border with the Jizakh, Namangan, Samarkand and Fergana regions of Uzbekistan, and the Osh region of Kyrgyzstan. The Syr Darya river flows through it.

It was known as Leninabad until 1991, then Leninobod until 2000, then Sogd until 2004.

The capital is Khujand (formerly Leninabad) . Other major towns include:

Chkalov
Gafurov
Isfara
Istravshan (Urateppa)
Konibodom (Kanibadam)
Panjakent

References

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