Khujand (also transliterated as Khudjand, Khudzhand, and Khodjend), formerly Leninabad is a city on the Syr-Darya at the mouth of the Ferghana Valley, and also gives its name to the northernmost region of the Republic of Tajikistan. Its (1991) population was 164,000 Syr Darya (Persian سیردریا, also transliterated Syrdarya or Sirdaryo) is a river in Central Asia, sometimes known as the Jaxartes from its Ancient Greek name ὁ Ιαξάρτης. ...

Administration

The region consists of 8 towns, 14 districts, 20 settlements and 93 villages.

History

Alexander the Great founded a Greek settlement here in 329 BCE called the city of Alexandria Eschate or "Alexandria The Furthest" - modern Khujand. It formed a bastion for the Greek settlers against the Scythian tribes to the north of the Syr Darya, which the Greeks called the Jaxartes River. It became a major staging point on the northern Silk Route. Bust of Alexander III in the British Museum. ... Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC - 320s BC - 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 270s BC 334 BC 333 BC 332 BC 331 BC 330 BC - 329 BC - 328 BC 327 BC 326... Alexandria Eschate (Lit. ... Syr Darya (also known as Syrdarya or Sirdaryo) is a river in Central Asia. ... Syr Darya (also known as Syrdarya or Sirdaryo) is a river in Central Asia. ... The Silk Road (Traditional Chinese: 絲綢之路; Simplified Chinese: 丝绸之路; pinyin: sī chóu zhī lù) was an interconnected series of routes through Southern Asia traversed by caravan and ocean vessel, and connecting Changan, China with Antioch, Syria, as well as other points. ...

Between 1924 and 1929, the city was part of Uzbekistan. The city was renamed Leninabad on October 27, 1939, and re-established on December 23, 1970. It reverted to its original name of Khujand (also written Khodjend or Khodjent) in 1992 after the breakup of the Soviet Union, and is now in the state of Tajikistan. 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Geography

Area: 261,000 sq. km.

The region shares a border with Jizakh, Namangan, Samarkand and Fergana regions of Uzbekistan, and Osh region of Kyrgyzstan. The Sirdarya river flows through it. Jizzakh (or Jizzax) is a city in central Uzbekistan, northwest of Samarkand. ... Samarkand (Samarqand or Самарқанд in Uzbek, in Persian سمرقند) (population 400,000) is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan, capital of the Samarkand region (Samarqand Wiloyati). ... Fergana is a city in the Fergana Valley, capital of the Fargona Viloyati of Uzbekistan. ... Syr Darya (also known as Syrdarya or Sirdaryo) is a river in Central Asia. ...

References

• Hill, John E. 2004. The Peoples of the West from the Weilue 魏略 by Yu Huan 魚豢: A Third Century Chinese Account Composed between 239 and 265 CE. Draft annotated English translation. [1] (http://depts.washington.edu/uwch/silkroad/texts/weilue/weilue.html) (See under the heading for "Northern Wuyi").