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Khujand may have been the site of Cyropolis, founded by King Cyrus the Great.

Khujand
Tajikistan
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Khujand

Tajikistan

Country
Tajikistan
Population
181.6K
Coordinates
40.28, 69.63
846th most populous city in the world

Khujand, sometimes spelled Khodjent and formerly known as Leninabad from 1936 to 1991, is the second-largest city of Tajikistan and the capital of its northernmost Sughd province.

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