Sughd Province

Sughd Province

Вилояти Суғд
Leninabad
Sughd Province Вилояти Суғд Leninabad
Province
	Sughd Region
	Etymology: Inherited from the historical region of Sogdia (or Sogdiana), an ancient Iranian civilization
	Location of Sughd Province in Tajikistan
	Coordinates (Region centroid): 39°30′N 69°00′E / 39.5°N 69°E
Country	Tajikistan
Administrative centre	Khujand
Established	27 October 1939
Administrative centre	Khujand
Government
• Type	Regional government
• Body	Executive body of state authority of the Sughd Region
• Chairman	Rajabboy Ahmadzoda (People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan)
Area
• Total	25,200 km2 (9,740 sq mi)
• Land	24,750 km2 (9,555 sq mi)
• Water	480 km2 (185 sq mi)
• Rank	3rd
Highest elevation	5,784 m (18,976 ft)
Lowest elevation	247 m (810 ft)
Population
• Total	2.91 million
• Rank	2nd
• Density	114.9/km2 (297.6/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	TJ-SU

Sughd Province, also known as Sughd Region is a province of Tajikistan, ^[1] 2.9 million people live there.

History

In October 1939, it was established under the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic and named Leninabad Oblast ^[2]. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, its capital was renamed from "Leninabad" to "Khujand" ^[3]. In November 2000, the province was renamed Sughd Province. However, from 1992 to 1997, during the Tajikistani Civil War, it suffered from economic isolation and political instability. ^[4]

Demongraphic

Sughd Province in Tajikistan spans 25,400 square kilometers ^[5] and has an estimated population of approximately 2,917,300 as of 2024 data

Reference

↑ Mukhamedova, Nozilakhon; Wegerich, Kai (2014-10-10). Land Reforms and Feminization of Agricultural Labor in Sughd Province, Tajikistan. IWMI. ISBN 978-92-9090-790-9.
↑ Schlyter, Birgit N. (2005). Prospects for Democracy in Central Asia. I. B. Tauris. ISBN 978-91-86884-16-1.
↑ Abdullaev, Kamoludin (2018-08-10). Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-1-5381-0252-7.
↑ Mullojonov, Parviz (2022-12-16). The History of the Tajik Civil War, 1992–1997. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-1-7936-1287-8.
↑ Kettani, Houssain (2019-11-08). The World Muslim Population: Spatial and Temporal Analyses. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-429-74925-4.

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[1] Mukhamedova, Nozilakhon; Wegerich, Kai (2014-10-10). Land Reforms and Feminization of Agricultural Labor in Sughd Province, Tajikistan. IWMI. ISBN 978-92-9090-790-9.

[2] Schlyter, Birgit N. (2005). Prospects for Democracy in Central Asia. I. B. Tauris. ISBN 978-91-86884-16-1.

[3] Abdullaev, Kamoludin (2018-08-10). Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-1-5381-0252-7.

[4] Mullojonov, Parviz (2022-12-16). The History of the Tajik Civil War, 1992–1997. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-1-7936-1287-8.

[5] Kettani, Houssain (2019-11-08). The World Muslim Population: Spatial and Temporal Analyses. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-429-74925-4.

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