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Qataghan Destination Guide
Explore Qataghan in Tajikistan
Qataghan in the region of Sughd is a place in Tajikistan - some 130 mi or ( 208 km ) North-East of Dushanbe , the country's capital city .
Time in Qataghan is now 07:28 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Dushanbe " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Balkh, Samarkand, Istaravshan, Dushanbe, and Tashkent. Since you are here already, consider visiting Balkh . Where to go and what to see in Qataghan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Kistakuz
Kistakuz is a town and jamoat in north-west Tajikistan. It is located in Ghafurov District in Sughd province. The jamoat has a total population of 43,346.
Located at 40.20 69.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Ghafurov
Ghafurov is a town in Ghafurov district, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. It has a population of 15,700 (2008 estimate), down from 18,900 in the 1989 census. The town was created in 1965, and until 1978 had the name Sovetabad. In that year it was renamed in honor of Bobojon Ghafurovich Ghafurov, commemorating his term of office as the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Tajikistan from 1946 to 1956. Ghafurov is the administrative center of Ghafurov district.
Located at 40.22 69.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Khujand Airport
Khudjand International Airport is an airport serving Khujand, the second-largest city in Tajikistan. It is located out of the city, in the nearby town of Chkalovsk.
Located at 40.22 69.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Arbob Cultural Palace, Khujand
The Arbob Cultural Palace is a building in Khujand, Tajikistan, the former headquarters of a Soviet collective farm, built in the 1950s and modelled on the winter gardens of Peterhof, St Petersburg.
Located at 40.27 69.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Alexandria Eschate
Alexandria Eschate or Alexandria Eskhata was founded by Alexander the Great in August 329 BCE as his most northerly base in Central Asia. It was established in the southwestern part of the Fergana Valley, on the southern bank of the river Jaxartes, at the location of the modern city of Khujand, in the state of Tajikistan. Alexander built a 6 kilometer brick wall around the city which, according to the ancient authors, was completed in only about twenty days.
Located at 40.25 69.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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