Guliston, Sughd

Guliston
Гулистон
Guliston is located in Tajikistan
Guliston
Guliston
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 40°15′53″N 69°47′22″E / 40.26472°N 69.78944°E / 40.26472; 69.78944
Country Tajikistan
RegionSughd Region
Population
 (2020)
 • City49,200
 • Urban
18,000
Websitewww.guliston.tj

Guliston (Russian: Гулистон; Tajik: Гулистон, before 2016: Qayroqqum or Kayrakkum)[1] is a city in north-western Tajikistan.[2] It is located in Sughd Region, at the western tip of the Kayrakkum Reservoir.[3] Guliston is a city of regional subordination, and is not part of a district.

The population of Guliston in 2020 is estimated at 18,000 for the city proper and 49,200 including the outlying communities. The city of Guliston also covers the towns Adrasmon, Zarnisor, Konsoy, Navgarzan, Sirdaryo and Choruqdayrron.[4]

  1. ^ "Renaming of 10 cities and districts, and Kayrakkum Reservoir" (in Russian). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. ^ Satellite map at Maplandia.com
  3. ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  4. ^ "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2020.