Panjakent

Panjakent is a town in , and has about 33,000 residents. Panjakent is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ancient Panjakent.

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panjakent and Ozodagon.

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, also spelled Penjikent, is a city in . It lies at the entrance to , one of Tajikstan's main tourist attractions. Around the modern town and in its museum you will find remains of one of the great cities of the pre-Islamic Sogdian peoples.

Hamlet
is a village in , northern . It is part of the jamoat in the city of . is situated 4 km north of Panjakent.

Hamlet
Khurramobod is a village in , northern . It is part of the jamoat in the city of . is situated 6 km northwest of Panjakent.

Panjakent

Latitude
39.48564° or 39° 29′ 8″ north
Longitude
67.61505° or 67° 36′ 54″ east
Population
33,000
Open location code
8JF9FJP8+72
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32554991
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Panjakent” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مدينة بنجكنت”
  • German: “Pandschakent”
  • Japanese: “パンジケント”
  • Russian: “Пенджикент”
  • Swedish: “Pendzjikent”
  • Ukrainian: “Пенджикент”

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