Place:Hulbuk

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Hulbuk

Tajik: Ҳулбук
Walls of the Palace of Khulbuk
Walls of the Palace of Khulbuk
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Coordinates: [ ⚑ ] : 37°48′18″N 69°38′47″E / 37.805°N 69.64639°E / 37.805; 69.64639
CountryFlag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan
RegionKhatlon Region
DistrictVose' District
Elevation475 m (1,558 ft)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total24,500
Time zoneUTC+5

Hulbuk (Tajik: Ҳулбук), formerly Vose' (Восеъ), Poytug (Пойтуғ)[3] is the capital of the Vose' District of the Khatlon Region, Tajikistan. It had an estimated population of 24,500 as of 2020.[2] It is located in the southern portion of Tajikistan 26 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Kulob and 174 km (108 mi) south of Dushanbe.

Geography

Climate

Hulbuk has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). The average annual temperature is 16.4 °C (61.5 °F). The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 29 °C (84.2 °F) and the coolest month is January with an average temperature of 2.8 °C (37 °F). The average annual precipitation is 414.3 millimetres (16.31 in) and has an average of 71.3 days with precipitation. The wettest month is March with an average of 86.8 mm (3.42 in) of precipitation and the driest month is August with an average of 0 mm of precipitation.[1]

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History

Wall Painting, Khulbuk, 10th-11th century CE. National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan.

It is suspected that Hulbuk, a medieval town, housed the Banijurids, a Turco-Iranian dynasty from the eastern region of Central Asia. Hulbuk allegedly facilitated a rich and powerful court suspected by the palatial and monumental architecture found in the region. In 1953 the initial excavation took place for more than 40 years and uncovered a citadel. Unfortunately no topographical map has been drawn of the site. The citadel is thought to be built as a stronghold, lending support that it was used by the dynasty.[4][5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Climate of Vose'". http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=605214&cityname=Vose%27-Tajikistan. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (in ru). Statistics office of Tajikistan. http://stat.ww.tj/posts/July2020/macmua_20201.pdf. 
  3. Renaming of a number of cities, districts and settlements of Khatlon Province
  4. Siméon, Pierre (2012). "Penn State WebAccess Secure Login" (in en). Muqarnas 29: 385–421. doi:10.1163/22118993-90000190. 
  5. SIMÉON, PIERRE (2012). "HULBUK: ARCHITECTURE AND MATERIAL CULTURE OF THE CAPITAL OF THE BANIJURIDS IN CENTRAL ASIA (NINTH—ELEVENTH CENTURIES)". Muqarnas 29: 385–421. doi:10.1163/22118993-90000190.