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Tajikistan

9 places in the atlas, 1 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Ancient cities6
Archaeological wonders5
Fortresses3
Temple complexes3
Buried cities1
Sogdians1

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Verified9

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Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, Darvaz (Darvaz) District, Karon plateau at 2000 m on Panj River gorge opposite Afghanistan Darwaz, Pamir foothills 120 km north of Khorog1
Khatlon Province, Kabadiyan District, Takhti-Sangin plateau at confluence of Vakhsh (Oxus) and Panj Rivers forming Amu Darya, 60 km SW of Qabodiyon1
Khatlon Province, Vose District, Hulbuk village (Kurbonshahid) 26 km west of Kulob on Yakhsu River plain 200 km south Dushanbe1

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Verified9 Widely accepted0 Contested0

Khatlon Region, Qurghonteppa District, Waksh valley 12 km east of Qurghonteppa (Waksh–Kafirnigan Buddhist oasis on Tokharistan plain)

Sughd Province, Ayni District, Zeravshan valley near Anzob (Fann Mountains south slope) 60 km east of Panjakent1

Sughd Province, Shahriston District, Bunjikat (Shahriston) town 30 km north of Ustrushana plain on Shahriston pass 40 km SE of Khujand1

Sughd Region, Panjakent District, Zarafshan Valley 15 km west of Panjakent, left bank of Zarafshan River1

Sughd Region, Panjakent District, Zeravshan Valley terrace above Zeravshan River1

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Partially excavated6 Excavated1 Excavation ongoing1 Buried1

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🇹🇯 Tajikistan · Buried city

Penjikent — Buried House Complex North (Sogdiana, Tajikistan)

Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Penjikent — Buried House Complex North (Sogdiana, Tajikistan) in Sughd, Penjikent, Tajikistan is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attr…