Panjakent
Sign in to savePanjakent () or Penjikent () is a city in the Sughd province of Tajikistan on the river Zeravshan, with a population of 52,500 (2020 estimate). It was once an ancient town in Sogdiana. The ruins of the old town are on the outskirts of the modern city. The Sarazm Important Bird Area lies downstream of the city on the tugay-vegetated floodplain of the river.
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Panjakent is a city in Tajikistan that was once an important ancient town in the historical region of Sogdiana, with ruins of the old settlement still visible on its outskirts today. The modern city, located along the Zeravshan River in Sughd province, has a population of about 52,500 and sits near an important wetland area that is significant for bird conservation.
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Place details
- Locality
- Панҷакент
- Region
- Вилояти Суғд
- Country
- Тоҷикистон
- Population
- 35,085
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Panjakent () or Penjikent () is a city in the Sughd province of Tajikistan on the river Zeravshan, with a population of 52,500 (2020 estimate). It was once an ancient town in Sogdiana. The ruins of the old town are on the outskirts of the modern city. The Sarazm Important Bird Area lies downstream of the city on the tugay-vegetated floodplain of the river.
==History== Ancient Panjakent was a small but flourishing town of the Sogdians in pre-Islamic Central Asia. It was known as Panchekanth. The ethnic and territorial name "Soghd/Soghdian" or Sughd/Sughdian was mentioned in history as early as the Iranian Achaemenid dynasty (6th century BC). The Achaemenids founded several city-states, as well as cities along the ancient Silk Road and in the Zarafshan valley.