Khujand

Khujand or Khodzhent until 1939 and Leninabad until 1992, is the second-largest city of Tajikistan. It is situated on the Syr Darya River at the mouth of the Fergana Valley. The population of the city is 149,000, down from 160,000 in 1989. It is also the capital of the northernmost province of Tajikistan, now called Sughd.