Sughd

Вилояти Суғд Sughd
Basic data
Country	Tajikistan
Capital	Khujand
surface	26,100 km²
Residents	2,027,800 (2004)
density	78 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	TJ-SU
Website	www.sugd.tj

Coordinates: 39 ° 30 '  N , 69 ° 0'  E

Sughd ( Tajik Вилояти Суғд , Wilojati Sughd ; Russian Согдийская область , Sogdijskaja Oblast ) is one of the four provinces ( Wilojat ) of Tajikistan . Sughd is the newest name of the province. In early Soviet times it was called Leninabad (until 1991), then Leninobod (until 2000), then Sogd (until 2004). The name refers to the historical name of the Sogdia region in which the province extends.

The Shahriston tunnel running here was completed in 2012.

geography

Sughd is located in the northwest of the country and covers around 26,100 km². The population is 2,027,800 inhabitants (2004), increased from 1,870,000 inhabitants (2000) and 1,558,000 (1989).

Sughd shares borders with the Uzbek provinces of Jizzax , Namangan , Samarkand , Sirdaryo , Surxondaryo , Qashqadaryo , Toshkent and Fergana and the Kyrgyz province of Batken . In the south Sughd borders the Nohijahoi tobei dschumhurij area . The Syr Darya flows through Sughd .

administration

Administratively, Sughd is divided into 14 districts.

The provincial capital is Khujand , the former Leninabad.

Other major cities are:

• Chkalov , Tajik: Чкалов, in Arabic script:چکلاف
• Bobodzhon Ghafurov , Taj .: Бобоҷон Ғафуров /باباجان غفراو
• Isfara , Taj .: Исфара /اسفره
• Istaravshan , taj .: Истаравшан /استروشن
• Konibodom , Taj .: Конибодом /کانی بادام
• Panjakent , taj .: Панҷакент /پنجکینت

Web links

Commons : Sughd  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Population figures on citypopulation.de