- Sughd
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footnotes =Sughd (Tajik: Суғд) (
Sogdiana ) is one of the four administrative divisions and one of the three provinces ( _tg. вилоятҳо, "viloyatho") that make upTajikistan . It is located in the northwest of the country, with an area of some 25,400 square kilometers and a population of 2,132,100 (2008 est.),"Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2008", State Statistical Committee, Dushanbe, 2008 ru icon] up from 1,870,000 according to the 2000 census and 1,558,000 in 1989.The province shares a border with the
Jizakh ,Namangan ,Samarkand andFergana provinces ofUzbekistan , and theOsh andBatken provinces ofKyrgyzstan . TheSyr Darya river flows through it.It was known as Leninabad until
1991 , then Leninobod until2000 , then Sogd until2004 .Towns
The capital is
Khujand (formerly Leninabad), with a population of 155,900 (2008 est.). Other major towns include:
* Chkalovsk (pop. 25,700)
*Ghafurov (15,700)
*Isfara (40,600)
*Istravshan (Urateppa) (60,200)
*Konibodom (Kanibadam)
*Panjakent Districts
The province is divided into 14 districts ( _tg. ноҳия, "nohiya" or _ru. район, "raion"). ["Republic of Tajikistan", map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe]
#Ayni (Aini) district
#Asht district
#Ghafurov district
#Ghonchi district
#Zafarobod district
#Istarawshan (Ura-Tyube) district
#Isfara district
#Konibodom district
#Kuhistoni Mastchoh district
#Mastchoh district
#Spitamen district
#Panjakent district
#Rasulov (Jabbor Rasulov) district
#Shahriston district ee also
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Yaghnobi people References
External links
* [http://www.citypopulation.de/Tajikistan.html citypopulation.de]
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