Sughd Province ( tg, Вилояти Суғд, Viloyati Sughd,

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Region , fa, ولایت سغد) is one of the four administrative divisions and one of the three

provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...

( tg, вилоятҳо, viloyatho , fa, ولایت) that make up

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

. Centered in the historical 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 Khujand ( tg, Хуҷанд, Khujand; Uzbek: Хўжанд, romanized: Хo'jand; fa, خجند‌, Khojand), sometimes spelled Khodjent and known as Leninabad (russian: Ленинабад, Leninabad; tg, Ленинобод, Leninobod; fa, لنی ...

. The Province's ethnic composition in 2010 was 84% Tajik, 14.8% Uzbek, 0.6% Kyrgyz, 0.4% Russian and 0.1% Tatar. The province shares a border with the Jizzakh, Namangan,

Samarkand fa, سمرقند , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from the top: Registan square, Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, view inside Shah-i-Zi ...

and Fergana regions of

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, and the Osh and Batken regions of

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. The Syr Darya river flows through it. It contains the Akash Massif and

Mogoltau Massif Important Bird Area The Mogoltau Massif Important Bird Area is a 268 km2 tract of land in north-eastern Sughd Province in northwestern Tajikistan. It has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA). Description The Mogoltau Mas ...

s. Sughd is separated from the rest of Tajikistan by the Gissar Range (passes may be closed in winter). The southern part of the region is the east-west valley of the upper Zarafshan River. North, over the Turkestan Range, is the Ferghana Valley. The region has 29% of Tajikistan's population and one-third of its arable land. 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

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 has been established in the region called Sughd Free Economic Zone.

Demographics

Cities

Sughd province counts the following 8 district-level cities (with population estimate as of 2020): * Buston (Chkalovsk) (34,000) * Guliston (Kayrakkum) (18,000) * Isfara (51,700) * Istaravshan (Ura-Tyube) (65,600) *

Istiqlol 220px, Old Istiqlol Istiqlol (russian: Истиклол; tg, Истиқлол, formerly Taboshar) is a city in Tajikistan, located in Sughd Region. Istiqlol is a city of regional subordination, administratively subordinated to the regional cap ...

(Taboshar) (17,600) *

(Leninabad) (183,600) * Konibodom (52,500) *

Panjakent Panjakent ( tg, Панҷакент), or Penjikent (russian: Пенджикент) is a city in the Sughd province of Tajikistan on the river Zeravshan, with a population of 52,500 (2020 estimate). It was once an ancient town in Sogdiana. The rui ...

(43,300)

Districts

The province is divided into 10 districts ( tg, ноҳия, '' nohiya'' or russian: район, ''raion''). Furthermore, several cities (''shahr'') also cover other towns (''shahrak'') and rural localities. These are listed under "city districts".

Districts of Sughd

Asht District tg, Ноҳияи Ашт , nickname = , motto = , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_caption = , image_flag = , flag_size = , image_seal = ...

* Ayni District * Devashtich District * Ghafurov District *

Kuhistoni Mastchoh District tg, Ноҳияи Кӯҳистони Мастчоҳ , nickname = , motto = , image_skyline = , imagesize = , image_caption = , image_flag = , flag_size = ...

Mastchoh District Mastchoh District or Nohiya-i Mastchoh ( tg, Ноҳияи Мастчоҳ, ''Nohiya‘i Mastçoh/Nohijaji Mastcoh'') is a district in Sughd Region Sughd Province ( tg, Вилояти Суғд, Viloyati Sughd, Sogdia Region , fa, ولایت � ...

* Spitamen District *

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* Shahriston District * Zafarobod District

City districts

* Buston * Isfara * Istaravshan * Konibodom *

References

External links

citypopulation.de

Official Website of the Free Economic Zone of Sughd
{{Authority control Sughd Region Regions of Tajikistan