Khujand

Summary

Khujand is a city^[1]. Khujand ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,969 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Khujand received the Order of Friendship of Peoples^[3].
• Khujand is located in Sughd Province^[4].
• Khujand is in the country of Tajikistan^[5].
• Khujand's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Khujand's instance of is recorded as administrative centre^[7].
• Khujand's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Khujand's official language is recorded as Tajik^[9].
• Khujand's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shymkent^[10].
• Khujand's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bukhara^[11].
• Khujand's twinned administrative body is recorded as Samarkand^[12].
• Khujand's twinned administrative body is recorded as Orenburg^[13].
• Khujand's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nishapur^[14].
• Khujand's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tabriz^[15].
• Khujand's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lincoln^[16].
• Khujand's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vladimir^[17].
• Khujand's postal code is recorded as 735700^[18].
• Khujand's Commons category is recorded as Khujand^[19].
• Khujand's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:00^[20].
• Khujand's local dialing code is recorded as 00 992 3422^[21].
• 530 BC marks the founding of Khujand^[22].
• Khujand's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.279444444444444, 'lon': 69.63194444444444}^[23].
• Khujand's official website is recorded as http://khujand.tj^[24].
• Khujand's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Khujand^[25].
• Khujand has a population of {'amount': '+28431'}^[26].
• Khujand has a population of {'amount': '+37000'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Khujand is in the country of Tajikistan^[5]. Khujand is located in Sughd Province^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Khujand covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+40'}^[28]. Khujand sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+300'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+28431'}^[26], {'amount': '+37000'}^[27], {'amount': '+77000'}^[30], {'amount': '+130353'}^[31], {'amount': '+162825'}^[32], and {'amount': '+172700'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], administrative centre^[7], and big city^[8].

History and Context

530 BC marks the founding of Khujand^[22].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Khujand include Khujand Airport^[34], an airport^[35], in Tajikistan^[36].

Why It Matters

Khujand ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,969 views/month).^[2] Khujand has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Khujand is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Khujand include Khujand Airport^[34], an airport^[35], in Tajikistan^[36].

FAQs

What awards did Khujand receive?

Honors received include Order of Friendship of Peoples^[3].