Central Asia
Tajikistan
Sughd Region

Kurush, Tajikistan

Kurush is a jamoat in north-western . It is identified with the ancient town Cyropolis that was founded by the Persian king Cyrus the Great, not least due to the closeness of its former name Kurkat with the Iranian *Kuru -kaθa-, lit.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Sughd, Tajikistan
  • Also known as: “Kurkat” and “Qŭrkat”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Taghoyak and Kushtegirmon.

Village
is a village and jamoat in north-western . It is located in in . The jamoat has a total population of 16,224. is situated 6 km east of Kurush, Tajikistan.

Village
Photo: Nataev, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sarband is a jamoat in north-western . It is located in in . The jamoat has a total population of 8,502. is situated 7 km northeast of Kurush, Tajikistan.

Town
Bekobod is a district-level city in , eastern . It lies along both banks of the Syr Darya River near Uzbekistan's border with . is situated 9 km north of Kurush, Tajikistan.

Kurush, Tajikistan

Latitude
40.1371° or 40° 8′ 14″ north
Longitude
69.25781° or 69° 15′ 28″ east
Elevation
442 metres (1,450 feet)
Open location code
8JGF47P5+R4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2496981335
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1514871
Wiki­data ID
Q6446114
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Uzbek—“Kurush, Tajikistan” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Kurkat”
  • Malay: “Kurkat”
  • Persian: “کورکت”
  • Persian: “کوروش”
  • Russian: “Куркат”
  • Russian: “Куруш”
  • Tajik: “деҳоти Куруш”
  • Tajik: “Деҳоти Куруш”
  • Tajik: “Куркат”
  • Urdu: “کورکت”
  • Uzbek: “Kurush, Tojikiston”
  • Uzbek: “Kurush”

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