Cities of Tajikistan

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	Dushanbe Dushanbe is the Capital and largest city in Tajikistan. Its name means "Monday" in Persian language, having been built on the site of a Monday market. It was a small village for centuries; however, after the Bolshevik revolution and Red Army conquest of Central Asia, it was made the capital of the new Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (later the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic)...
	Khorog Khorog is the capital city of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO) in Tajikistan. Its population is approximately 30,000, mostly of the Pamiri ethnic group. It is located at the bottom of a deep canyon (2,000 m) at the confluence of the Pyanj, Gunt, and Shakhdara rivers, right across the border from Afghanistan; the Pamir Highway runs through the middle of town. Nestled in a stunning scenic location, Khorog is the regional center for administration, trade, transportation, and especially, education...
	Khujand Khujand, also transliterated as Khudzhand, Khujand or Khojand, was known until 1939 as Khujend; until 1992 as Leninabad (Leninobod), is the second largest city of Tajikistan. It is situated on both sides of the Syr Darya River at the mouth of the Fergana Valley. It is also the capital of the northernmost province of Tajikistan, now called Sughd. It sits at a strategic location at the narrow western end of the Fergana Valley, almost totally surrounded by Uzbekistan...
	Kulob Kulob (which means swampy place or rushes and has also been called Kulab or Kulyab), is a city in eastern Kulob district, Khatlon Province, Tajikistan. Located 203 km southeast of the capital Dushanbe on the Yakhsu River (a tributary of the Panj) at 580 m above sea level; it is one of the largest cities in the country (population 82,000)...
	Murghab Murghab is a small mountain town (pop. 4000) on the Murghab Plateau in eastern Tajikistan (Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast). It lies at the junction of the Pamir Highway, which runs through the center of town and links the province with Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan, and the main road linking Tajikistan with China over the Qulma Pass...
	Nurek Nurek (also written as Nurak) is a city in the Khatlon province of Tajikistan. It is situated on the Vakhsh River, 885 m above sea level, and is 70 km southeast of Dushanbe, the capital. It has a population of 19,000. The city was founded on the site of the former village of Nurek, whose name means "pomegranate" in Tajik language; the modern city was established in 1960 to support the construction of nearby Nurek Dam, which was completed in 1980...
	Penjikent Penjikent (also called panjakent) is a modern city in the extreme northwest of Tajikistan, located in a broad valley at the base of the Fann Mountains near the border with Uzbekistan. It is also the site of an ancient citadel, among the oldest in Central Asia, the ruins of which are located on a high plateau above the current city. The area has always been important as a result of its strategic location along the Zarafshan River Valley...
	Bokhtar (ex Kurgan-Tyube) Bokhtar (formerly known as Kurgan-Tyube) is an agricultural city on the Vaksh River in southwestern Tajikistan. It is the capital of the Viloyati Khatlon region and is located 100km from Dushanbe, with a population of 85,000 (2006), making it the third-largest city in the country. The population fluctuates depending on season (due to Tajik immigrant workers in Russia, Kazakhstan and elsewhere)...