Khujand
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Khujand

Administration
Full nameKhujand
Official nameKhujand
Native nameХуҷанд
Country25px Tajikistan
ProvinceSughd
Geography
Total Area15.4 sq mi (40 km2)
Elevation984.3 ft (300 m)
Demography
Total Population149000 (2007)
Other information
Area code00 992 3422

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Khujand (Tajik: ,خجند) (Greek: Alexandria Eschate (Ἀλεξάνδρεια Ἐσχάτη)), also transliterated as Khudzhand formerly Khodjend or Khodzhent until 1936 and Leninabad (Leninobod, Ленинобод, لنین‌آباد) until 1991, is the second-largest city of Tajikistan. It is situated on the Syr Darya River at the mouth of the Fergana Valley. The population of the city is 149,000 (2000 census), down from 160,000 in 1989. It is also the capital of the northernmost province of Tajikistan, now called Sughd.

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Tajikistan's President Warns Against Mobile Phone Risks - GroundReport Tweet this news
GroundReport---...- by amending the law or other forms of legislation,” said Faizinisso Vohidova, a human rights activist from the northern town of -Khujand-. ... - Date : Sat, 05 Jun 2010 19:45:11 GMT+00:00
Ingrijorări în Tadjikistan despre soarta statuii lui Lenin de la Khujuand ... - Radio Europa Liberă Tweet this news
Radio Europa Liberă--Comuniştii din localitatea -Khujand-, din nordul Tadjikistanului sunt îngrijoraţi că autorităţile se pregătesc să mute statuia lui Lenin, considerata cea mai ... - Date : Mon, 31 May 2010 05:36:42 GMT+00:00
Hijab Spring Fashion - Registan.net (blog) Tweet this news
Registan.net (blog)--Last week I visited a primary school in -Khujand- and was suprised (not shocked, revolted, or dismayed, only suprised) to see girls as young as ten wearing ... - Date : Thu, 13 May 2010 09:19:44 GMT+00:00
Tajik Students Win Ruling For Lower College Tuition - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Tweet this news
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty---KHUJAND-, Tajikistan -- A Tajik court has sided with students and ordered tuition at a university in northern Tajikistan to be lowered, RFE/RL's Tajik ... - Date : Fri, 07 May 2010 12:58:10 GMT+00:00
Niqab Adds New Wrinkle To Tajikistan's Head-Scarf Ban - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Tweet this news
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty--Surayo Nabieva, a secondary-school teacher in the northern city of -Khujand-, says the Tajik authorities now face a dilemma. "We thought the hijab was extreme ... - Date : Wed, 05 May 2010 07:27:58 GMT+00:00
Matches Not Made in Heaven - Spero News Tweet this news
Spero News--By RFE/RL Murod Kurbonov's new dating agency is becoming increasingly popular among residents of the Tajik town of -Khujand-. The Yusuf and Zulaikho Agency ... - Date : Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:07:21 GMT+00:00



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