Map of Leninabad
Leninabad is a first-level division of Tajikistan. Its largest mapped city is Khujand, with about 437,684 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Leninabad, and the tables list its 4 mapped cities along with the lakes, World Heritage Sites nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 4
- Largest City
- Khujand
- Country
- Tajikistan
Interactive Map of Leninabad
About Leninabad
Sughd Province, also referred to as the Sogdia Region, and Leninabad before 2001, is one of the four administrative divisions and one of the three provinces that make up Tajikistan. Centered in historical Sogdiana, it is located in the northwest of the country, with an area of some 25,400 square kilometers and a population of 2,707,300 (2020 estimate), up from 2,233,550 according to the 2010 census and 1,871,979 in 2000. The capital is Khujand. The Province's ethnic composition in 2010 was 84% Tajik, 14.8% Uzbek, 0.6% Kyrgyz, 0.4% Russian and 0.1% Tatar.
The province shares a border with Uzbekistan (Surxondaryo, Qashqadaryo, Jizzakh, Sirdaryo, Namangan, Samarkand, Tashkent and Fergana regions), Kyrgyzstan (Osh and Batken regions) and Districts of Republican Subordination. The Syr Darya river flows through it. It contains the Akash Massif and Mogoltau Massif Important Bird Areas. Sughd is separated from the rest of Tajikistan by the Gissar Range (passes may be closed in winter). The southern part of the region is the east-west valley of the upper Zarafshan River. North, over the Turkestan Range, is the Ferghana Valley. The region has 29% of Tajikistan's population and one-third of its arable land. It produces two-thirds of the country's GDP.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Sughd Region (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Leninabad in Depth
Economy
The economy of Sughd has been growing steadily since 2000, at the average rate of 13.2% in 2008 and 13.3% in 2009. In 2009, farming, trade and industrial production contributed 28.2%, 25.8% and 14.0% to the GRP (gross regional product) of Sughd, respectively. Since 2000, the output of industrial production increased two-fold, at an average annual growth rate of 5–8%.
A free economic zone has been established in the region called Sughd Free Economic Zone.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Sughd Region (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Leninabad: Key Facts
| Population | 2,823,900 (2022) |
|---|---|
| Area | 25,400 km² |
| Capital | Khujand |
| Established | 27 October 1939 |
Facts from Wikidata Q241582 (CC0).
History of Leninabad: Empires and States
The atlas records 37 polities whose mapped territory included part of Leninabad, from Achaemenid Persian Empire in 550 BCE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
Historical Maps of Leninabad
Leninabad on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Leninabad
4 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khujand | 437,684 | Leninabad | Populated place |
| 2 | Konibodom | 259,876 | Leninabad | Populated place |
| 3 | Uroteppa | 156,621 | Leninabad | Populated place |
| 4 | Leninobod | 11,468 | Leninabad | Admin-1 capital |
Largest Lakes in Leninabad
1 lake mapped. Ranked by mapped surface area. A lake on a border is listed under each country it lies in, with the area of the whole lake. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Surface Area | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obanbori Qayroqum | 445 km² | Reservoir |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Leninabad
2 World Heritage Sites mapped. Listed by year of inscription, earliest first. Sites shared with another country appear under each. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Inscribed | Type | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarazm | 2010 | Cultural | (ii) (iii) |
| 2 | Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor | 2023 | Cultural | (ii) (iii) (v) |
Leninabad: Quick Answers
- Where is Leninabad?
- Leninabad is a first-level division of Tajikistan, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 40.0635° N, 69.5121° E.
- What is the largest city in Leninabad?
- Khujand is the largest city mapped in Leninabad, with a metropolitan population of about 437,684.
- How many cities are in Leninabad?
- YearMaps maps 4 cities and towns in Leninabad, with a combined metropolitan population of about 865,649. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.
- What is the largest lake in Leninabad?
- The largest lake mapped in or beside Leninabad is Obanbori Qayroqum, at about 445 km².