Palace of the Governor of Khulbuk

Image of the palace complex

The Palace of the Governor of Khulbuk (37°46′39″N 69°33′23″E / 37.77750°N 69.55639°E / 37.77750; 69.55639) is located in the center of village of Kurban-Shaid in the city of Vose in the Khatlon Region of Tajikistan.[1] The palace was situated in the south-west part of the ancient town of Khisht-Tepa. Khulbuk was a center of the Huttal Region in 9th-12th centuries CE.[2] The site has been proposed to be put on the World Heritage list of sites that have "outstanding universal value" to the world.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  2. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "Palace of the governor of Hoolbook". unesco.org. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "UNESCO World Heritage Centre - The Criteria for Selection". unesco.org. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  4. ^ Ranov, V. A. (Vadim Aleksandrovich) (1993). Dushanbe : gorod drevniĭ. Solovʹev, V. S. (Viktor Stepanovich), Masov, R. M. (Rakhim Masovich). Dushanbe: Izd-vo "Donish". ISBN 5-8366-0427-4. OCLC 32311792.