# Sughd Region > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sughd_Region > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sughd_Region.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sughd_Region > Source revision: 1324792234 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Region of Tajikistan}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Sughd Province | native_name = {{Nobold|{{nativename|tg|Вилояти Суғд}}
{{nativename|ru|Согдийская область}}}} | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = [Province](/source/Provinces_of_Tajikistan) | image_skyline = {{multiple image | border = infobox | perrow = 1/2/2/2/2 | total_width = 250 | image1 = View to Khujand.JPG | image2 = . - panoramio (60).jpg | image3 = Rudaki Tomb in Panjkent-after restored.jpg | image4 = Мадм-6.jpg | image5 = Yaghnob,Margeb.jpg | footer = From the top to bottom-right, [Khujand](/source/Khujand), [Panjakent District](/source/Panjakent_District), [Rudaki's Tomb](/source/Rudaki), [Ayni District](/source/Ayni_District), [Yaghnob River](/source/Yaghnob_(river))}} | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | etymology = | nickname = | image_map = Sughd Province in Tajikistan.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Sughd in Tajikistan | coordinates = {{coord|39|30|N|69|0|E|display=it}} | area_total_km2 = 25200 | area_rank = | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://stat.ww.tj/posts/July2020/macmua_20201.pdf |title=Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020 |publisher=Statistics office of Tajikistan |access-date=2 October 2020 |language=ru }} | population_total = 2,707,300 | population_density_km2 = auto | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Tajikistan}} | subdivision_type1 = Capital | subdivision_name1 = [Khujand](/source/Khujand) | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | iso_code = TJ-SU | blank_name_sec1 = [HDI](/source/Human_Development_Index) (2023) | blank_info_sec1 = 0.695{{Cite web|url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=29 November 2025}}
{{color|#ffa500|medium}} | blank1_name_sec2 = {{nowrap|[Official languages](/source/Official_languages)}} | blank1_info_sec2 = {{plainlist| *[Russian](/source/Russian_language) (Interethnic) *[Tajik](/source/Tajik_language) (State){{cite web |title=КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН |url=http://prokuratura.tj/ru/legislation/the-constitution-of-the-republic-of-tajikistan.html |website=prokuratura.tj |publisher=Parliament of Tajikistan |access-date=9 January 2020}}}} | website = }} '''Sughd Province''',{{efn|{{bulletedlist|{{langx|tg|Вилояти Суғд|Viloyati Sug‘d}}, {{small|[Persian alphabet](/source/Persian_alphabet):}} {{lang|fa|ولایت سغد}}, {{IPA|tg|ʋɪlɔˈjatʰɪ ˈsʊʁd|IPA}}|{{langx|uz|Суғд вилояти|Sugʻd viloyati}}|{{langx|ru|Согдийская область}}}}}} also referred to as the '''[Sogdia](/source/Sogdia) Region''', and '''Leninabad''' before 2001,{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/Tajik_Communists_Fear_Regions_Largest_Lenin_Statue_To_Be_Removed/2056816.html|title=Tajik Communists Fear Region's Largest Lenin Statue To Be Removed|website=rferl.org|access-date=2024-12-01}} is one of the four administrative divisions and one of the three [provinces](/source/provinces_of_Tajikistan) that make up [Tajikistan](/source/Tajikistan). Centered in historical [Sogdiana](/source/Sogdiana), it is located in the northwest of the country, with an area of some 25,400 square kilometers and a population of 2,707,300 (2020 estimate), up from 2,233,550 according to the 2010 census and 1,871,979 in 2000. The capital is [Khujand](/source/Khujand). The Province's ethnic composition in 2010 was 84% Tajik, 14.8% Uzbek, 0.6% Kyrgyz, 0.4% Russian and 0.1% Tatar.{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusinfo.tj/libraries/aspx/dataview.aspx|title=CensusInfo - Data|website=www.censusinfo.tj|access-date=2019-09-09}} The province shares a border with [Uzbekistan](/source/Uzbekistan) ([Surxondaryo](/source/Surxondaryo_Region), [Qashqadaryo](/source/Qashqadaryo_Region), [Jizzakh](/source/Jizzakh_Region), [Sirdaryo](/source/Sirdaryo_Region), [Namangan](/source/Namangan_Region), [Samarkand](/source/Samarkand_Region), [Tashkent](/source/Tashkent_Region) and [Fergana](/source/Fergana_Region) regions), [Kyrgyzstan](/source/Kyrgyzstan) ([Osh](/source/Osh_Region) and [Batken](/source/Batken_Region) regions) and [Districts of Republican Subordination](/source/Districts_of_Republican_Subordination). The [Syr Darya](/source/Syr_Darya) river flows through it. It contains the [Akash Massif](/source/Aktash_Massif_Important_Bird_Area) and [Mogoltau Massif Important Bird Area](/source/Mogoltau_Massif_Important_Bird_Area)s. Sughd is separated from the rest of Tajikistan by the [Gissar Range](/source/Gissar_Range) (passes may be closed in winter). The southern part of the region is the east-west valley of the upper [Zarafshan River](/source/Zarafshan_River). North, over the Turkestan Range, is the [Ferghana Valley](/source/Ferghana_Valley). The region has 29% of Tajikistan's population and one-third of its [arable land](/source/arable_land).''Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan'', statistical yearbook, State Statistical Committee, Dushanbe, 2008 It produces two-thirds of the country's GDP.Robert Middleton and Huw Thomas, 'Tajikistan and the High Pamirs', Odyssey Books, 2008, page 166 ==Economy== [[File:Бозори Панҷшанбе.jpg|thumb|Indoor market in [Khujand](/source/Khujand)]] The economy of Sughd has been growing steadily since 2000, at the average rate of 13.2% in 2008 and 13.3% in 2009.''Socio-economic situation of the Sughd oblast'', Statistics Committee of Sughd oblast, Khujand: January–March 2010 (in Tajik and Russian) In 2009, farming, trade and industrial production contributed 28.2%, 25.8% and 14.0% to the GRP (gross regional product) of Sughd, respectively. Since 2000, the output of industrial production increased two-fold, at an average annual growth rate of 5–8%. A [free economic zone](/source/free_economic_zone) has been established in the region called [Sughd Free Economic Zone](/source/Sughd_Free_Economic_Zone). ==Demographics== {{Historical populations |title = |align = left |clear = |direction = |percentages = pagr |state = |type = |shading = off |width = |subbox = |pop_name = |year_name = Year |percent_name = |footnote = |source = Citypopulation{{cite web |title=Tajikistan: Provinces|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/en/tajikistan/|website=www.citypopulation.de |language=en}} |percol = |cols = |perrow = |rows = |1979 |1,194,683 |1989 |1,558,158 |1999 |1,871,979 |2010 |2,233,550 |2020 |2,707,300 }} {{clear}} ==Districts== The province is divided into 10 [districts](/source/districts_of_Tajikistan) ({{langx|tg|ноҳия}}, ''[nohiya](/source/nohiya)'' or {{langx|ru|район}}, ''raion'') and 8 district-level cities. Furthermore, several cities (''shahr'') also cover other towns (''shahrak'') and rural localities. These are listed under "city districts". ===Districts of Sughd=== *[Asht District](/source/Asht_District) *[Ayni District](/source/Ayni_District) *[Devashtich District](/source/Devashtich_District) *[Ghafurov District](/source/Ghafurov_District) *[Kuhistoni Mastchoh District](/source/Kuhistoni_Mastchoh_District) *[Mastchoh District](/source/Mastchoh_District) *[Spitamen District](/source/Spitamen_District) *[Jabbor Rasulov District](/source/Jabbor_Rasulov_District) *[Shahriston District](/source/Shahriston_District) *[Zafarobod District](/source/Zafarobod_District%2C_Tajikistan) ===City districts=== [[File:Khujand River.jpg|thumb|[Khujand](/source/Khujand)]] Sughd province counts the following 8 district-level cities (with population estimate as of 2020): * [Khujand](/source/Khujand) (Leninabad) (183,600) * [Buston](/source/Buston%2C_Ghafurov_District) (Chkalovsk) (34,000) * [Guliston](/source/Guliston_(Tajikistan)) (Kayrakkum) (18,000) * [Istiqlol](/source/Istiqlol) (Taboshar) (17,600) * [Isfara](/source/Isfara) (51,700) * [Istaravshan](/source/Istaravshan) (Ura-Tyube) (65,600) * [Konibodom](/source/Konibodom) (52,500) * [Panjakent](/source/Panjakent) (43,300) ==Notable people== *[Ruslan Ablayev](/source/Ruslan_Ablayev) (born 1972), Russian professional football coach and former player *[Lex Fridman](/source/Lex_Fridman), Host of the Lex Fridman podcast and Youtube series, researcher at MIT ==See also== * [Yaghnobi people](/source/Yaghnobi_people) * [Yagnob Valley](/source/Yagnob_Valley) * [Extreme points of Tajikistan](/source/Extreme_points_of_Tajikistan) ==Notes== {{Notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Further reading== *{{cite book |title=The Arab Conquests in Central Asia |author=Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb |author-link=Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb |publisher=Read Books |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-4067-5239-7 }} reprinted from the 1923 edition, published by the [Royal Asiatic Society](/source/Royal_Asiatic_Society) {{OCLC|474026895}}. *{{Lands of the Eastern Caliphate}} ==External links== * [http://www.citypopulation.de/Tajikistan.html citypopulation.de] * [http://www.fezsughd.tj/en/ Official Website of the Free Economic Zone of Sughd] {{Sughd}} {{Geographic location |Centre = Sughd Province |North = [Tashkent Region](/source/Tashkent_Region), {{flag|Uzbekistan}} |Northeast = [Namangan Region](/source/Namangan_Region), {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
[Fergana Region](/source/Fergana_Region), {{flag|Uzbekistan}} |East = {{flagicon image|Batken obl flag.svg}} [Batken Region](/source/Batken_Region), {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}} |Southeast = [Districts of Republican Subordination](/source/Districts_of_Republican_Subordination) |South = |Southwest = [Qashqadaryo Region](/source/Qashqadaryo_Region), {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
[Surxondaryo Region](/source/Surxondaryo_Region), {{flag|Uzbekistan}} |West = [Jizzax Region](/source/Jizzax_Region), {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
[Samarqand Region](/source/Samarqand_Region), {{flag|Uzbekistan}} |Northwest = [Sirdaryo Region](/source/Sirdaryo_Region), {{flag|Uzbekistan}} }} {{Provinces and regions of Tajikistan}} {{Authority control}} Category:Sughd Region Category:Regions of Tajikistan --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sughd Region](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sughd_Region) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sughd_Region?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.