Bunjikat (; , formerly: ''Yangiqurghon'', ; ) is a

jamoat The jamoats of Tajikistan (; , "village communes") are the third-level administrative divisions, similar to communes or municipalities, in the Central Asian country of Tajikistan. As of January 2020, there are 368 rural jamoats, 65 towns and 18 ci ...

in north-west

Tajikistan Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital city, capital and most populous city. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, south, Uzbekistan to ...

. It is in

Shahriston District Shahriston District (; ''Nohiyai Shahriston'') is a district in Sughd Region, Tajikistan Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital city, capital and most populous city. ...

Sughd Region Sughd Province, also referred to as the Sogdia Region, and Leninabad before 2001, is one of the four administrative divisions and one of the three provinces that make up Tajikistan. Centered in the historical Sogdiana, it is located in the north ...

. The jamoat has a total population of 15,344 (2015).Jamoat-level basic indicators
United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 3 October 2020 It consists of 7 villages, including Guliston (the seat), Obodi and Sebzor.Jamoat Bunjikat
tojkiston.ucoz.ru The archaeological site of Bunjikat is the location of the former capital of the

Principality of Ushrusana The Principality of Ushrusana (also spelled ''Usrushana'', ''Osrushana'' or ''Ustrushana'') was a local dynasty ruling the Ushrusana region, in the northern area of modern Tajikistan, from an unknown date to 892 CE. Ushrusana, just like Ferghana, d ...

References

Populated places in Sughd Region Jamoats of Tajikistan {{Sughd-geo-stub