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Kulob
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Kulob or Khatlon is a city in Khatlon Region in southern Tajikistan. Located southeast of the capital Dushanbe on the river Yakhsu (a right tributary of Panj), it is one of the largest cities in the country. Its population is estimated at 106,300 for the city proper and 214,700 for the city with the outlying communities (2020). The city is served by Kulob Airport.
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Kulob is a city in Tajikistan, situated within Khatlon Province and Kulob District. It serves as the capital of both Kulob District and Kulob Oblast. The city has a population of 106,300 and covers an area of 35 square kilometers. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 580 meters. Kulob is located in the UTC+05:00 time zone and uses the postal code 735140.
Historically, the area has been part of the Khanate of Kokand, the Qunduz Khanate, and the Soviet Union. The earliest written record of the location dates to 1201. Demonyms for residents include кулобӣ, кӯлобиҳо, кулябец, and кулябцы. The city is maintained by WikiProject Cities, WikiProject Tajikistan, and WikiProject Central Asia.
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Place details
- Locality
- Кӯлоб
- Region
- Вилояти Хатлон
- Country
- Тоҷикистон
- Population
- 214,700
- Timezone
- Asia/Dushanbe
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Kulob
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kulob 2700 th Anniversary monument - panoramio.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The 2700th Anniversary monument, Kulob
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Tajikistan#Bactria#West Asia
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Tajikistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Tajikistan
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Khatlon Region
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2020
- Settlement.population_total
- 214700
- Settlement.population_urban
- 106300
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 580
- Settlement.postal_code
- 735360
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Demonym
- кулобӣ
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Population
- 98500
- Area
- 35
- Elevation
- 580
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
- Image
- Kulob 2700 th Anniversary monument - panoramio.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Kulob
- category for people born here
- Q8060217
- Commons category
- Kulob
- postal code
- 735140
- time of earliest written record
- 1201-00-00
- P12749
- Titan
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Central Asia
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Greek inscription
- Later history
- Geography
- Climate
- Subdivisions
- Notable people
- Notes
- References
Kulob or Khatlon is a city in Khatlon Region in southern Tajikistan. Located southeast of the capital Dushanbe on the river Yakhsu (a right tributary of Panj), it is one of the largest cities in the country. Its population is estimated at 106,300 for the city proper and 214,700 for the city with the outlying communities (2020). The city is served by Kulob Airport.
== History == ===Greek inscription=== During the Hellenistic period following the conquests of Alexander the Great, the region of modern Kulob was part of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom. A Greek inscription dating to the period 200195BC has been discovered in which a person named Heliodotos dedicates a fire altar to Hestia for the sake of the king Euthydemus I and his son Demetrius I.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kulob” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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