 Khujand market square | ||
| Khojand; Хуҷанд; Khujand; خجند. | ||
| Country | Sughd | |
|---|---|---|
| Residents | approx. 170,000 | |
other value for residents on Wikidata: 181600   | ||
| height | 300 m | |
| no tourist info on Wikidata: | ||
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Khujand is the second largest city in the northern part of the country Tajikistan.
background
Earlier names of the place were Khojent (Ходжент) Leninabad (Ленинабад) from 1939 to 1992. The one before Chkalovsk called suburb is called today Gafurov.
getting there
By plane
The Khudjand International Airport (IATA: LBD), is international in that there are flights to Bishkek and to Russian provincial cities. Taxi to / from airport 30 TJS.
By train
From the train station in the suburb Gafurov (e.g. Marshrut 105, 2 TJS) there is a direct connection to Moscow once a week (journey time more than four days, different transit visas may be required). There is no inner-Tajik passenger traffic, as the geography does not allow a direct rail connection to Dushanbe.
In the street
To Dushanbe can be reached by shared taxi (100 TJS p.p.). Departure is from the central bus station (Avtovokzal). From October to April it is advisable to ensure that vehicles suitable for snow (all-wheel drive!) Are used. Many of the older Opel Astra / Vectra models used only have summer tires and front-wheel drive, which makes them completely unsuitable for the mountain passes in winter and does not seem to be accessible to the drivers. There has been a well-developed road to Dushanbe since the end of 2015. Two newly built tunnels make it possible to travel in winter too.
The nearby border crossings can be reached by Marshrutka from the bazaar (1 TJS).
- Uzbekistan
The route to Kanibadam (Kanibodom) serves No. 328 (7 TJS). From the bus station there, you can take number 164 to the border, which was only open to pedestrians in 2014.
- Kyrgyzstan
The route to Isfara is number 301.
- Isfara-Kanibodom directly
Marshrutka 372 runs directly between the two border towns.
mobility
Marshrutka (1 TJS) and taxis (max. 10 TJS in urban areas).
Tourist Attractions
Castles, chateaux and palaces
- Old fortress. Going back to a long history, destroyed by the hordes of Genghis Khan, in the 15th century. rebuilt. Only the gate and the walls are preserved. Renovated from 1999, with a small museum.
- Sheikh Muslihiddin mausoleum. A local ruler of the 12th century. dedicated. New building from the 16th century, with a minaret from the 19th century.
Museums
- House museum Kamoli Khujandi. Replica of a typical Tajik house of a wealthy citizen of Khujand. It bears the name of the poet Kamoli Khujandi only in his honor. Ceiling carvings and impressive furnishings in the rooms are well worth seeing. It is tucked away in the back of the park around the old fortress.
Parks
- Park around the old fortress. The park runs in an L-shape around the fortress hill. It houses a small museum about the fortress in a reconstructed piece of the fortress wall. There is also a kind of mausoleum in which earth from the grave of a national poet is kept. There is also a stage with beautiful ceiling carvings and the house museum Kamoli Khujandi.
shop
During the day in the central Panchshanbe -Bazaar.
to eat out
In the area between the theater and the main street that runs across the river, there are three restaurants, all of which offer local food for a small thaler. For example, you can also eat fish from the Syrdaja fried or baked.
nightlife
There are a few restaurants and teahouses by the river, which also have live music in the evenings. When and where you have to inquire, but many young people speak passable English or even German. There are also several clubs and bars. Since these are scattered and not open every evening, you also have to ask.
accommodation
- Shark "Hotel", in the green and yellow building of the same name near the bazaar, recognizable by the Lenin / Stalin medallion from 1954 on the facade. No signage whatsoever. You get the quality that you pay for. Shared toilet with three outhouses without doors and no running water. Ancient beds and unwashed covers, which luckily cannot be seen in view of the weak sparkle in the room. The appropriate system in the public toilet of the bazaar must be used for showering (8: 00-18: 00, 5 TJS). Operator speaks rudimentary English, but cannot give any information about the location. ("Recommendation" of the only international travel guide in the region).Price: bed: 15 TJS.
- Armon Apart Hotel ***, кӯчаи Сирдарё 7 (Sirdaryinskaya 7). Hotel with apartments directly on the Syrdaja, English-speaking reception.Price: 250-400 TJS (2017).
- Sugd Hotel ***, 179a Lenina St.. Price: 60 TJS / double room (2012).
- Firoz Hotel ****
Practical advice
- Internet cafe at the bus stop to the south at the bazaar.
- Two internet cafes in the underpass at the bus stop "Univermag" (crossing of the main street in front of the bridge over the river and the street to the theater).
- 1 Russian Consulate, g.Khodzhent, ul.Syrdar'inskaya, 21 (г.Ходжент, ул. Сырдарьинская, 21). Tel.: 992 34-22 646-76. Open: Appointments necessary.
trips
- Kairakkum Reservoir. About a 20 minute drive.
Web links
- Vladimir Sgibnev: The blue domes of Leninabad. History, character and current challenges of a Central Asian city using the example of the Tajik Khujand. In: Central Asia Analyzes, No. 42, June 24, 2011
