Panjakent

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Panjakent
Pajakent Bazaar
Pajakent Bazaar
Panjakent (Tajikistan )
Panjakent
Panjakent
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 39°30′N 67°37′E / 39.5, 67.617
Country Tajikistan
Province Sughd
Population (2000)
 - Total 33,000


Ancient ruins, near Panjakent
Ancient ruins, near Panjakent

Panjakent (Tajik/Persian:Панҷакент/پنجکنت) also spelled Panjikent or Panjekent, Пенджикент in Russian, is a city in the Sughd province of Tajikistan on the Zeravshan river - population 33,000 (2000 census). It was once an ancient town in Sogdiana. The ruins of the old town are on the outskirts of the modern city.

[edit] External links

  • Marshak. B.I. "Panjikant" in Encyclopedia Iranica [1]
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Coordinates: 39°30′N, 67°37′E