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Urtaqurgon Destination Guide

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Urtaqurgon in the region of Sughd is a town in Tajikistan - some 96 mi or ( 154 km ) North of Dushanbe , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Urtaqurgon is now 07:03 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Dushanbe " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Samarkand, Istaravshan, Dalyon, Qal'ai Mirzoboy, and Dushanbe. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Samarkand . Where to go and what to see in Urtaqurgon ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Mujum

Mujum is a town and jamoat in north-west Tajikistan. It is located in Ghonchi District in Sughd province. The jamoat has a total population of 18,194.

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Located at 39.88 69.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Jamoats of Tajikistan, Populated places in Tajikistan

Gazantarak

Gazantarak is a town and jamoat in north-west Tajikistan. It is located in Ghonchi District in Sughd province. The jamoat has a total population of 13,359.

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Located at 39.97 69.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Jamoats of Tajikistan, Populated places in Tajikistan

Poshkent

Poshkent is a town and jamoat in north-western Tajikistan. It is located in Istarawshan District in Sughd province. The jamoat has a total population of 13,292.

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Located at 39.88 69.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Jamoats of Tajikistan, Populated places in Tajikistan

Istaravshan

Istaravshan is a city in Sughd Province in Tajikistan. Located in the northern foothills of the Turkistan mountain range, 78 kilometers southwest of Khujand, Istaravshan is one of the oldest cities in Tajikistan, having existed for more than 2500 years. Before 2000, it was known as Ура́-Тюбе (Ura-Tyube) in Russian, Уротеппа (Uroteppa) in Tajik and Uratepe in Turkish.

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Located at 39.91 69.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Jamoats of Tajikistan, Populated places in Tajikistan

Cyropolis

Cyropolis, (literally "The City of Cyrus") was an ancient city founded by Cyrus the Great in northern Tajikistan in 544 BCE to mark the northeastern border of his Persian empire and identified with the medieval and modern city of Khojand.

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Located at 40.00 69.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: 544 BC establishments in Tajikistan, Achaemenid cities, Cyrus the Great, Former populated places in Tajikistan