Termez

Termez
Termiz / Термиз
City
Termez is located in Uzbekistan
Termez
Termez
Location in Uzbekistan
Termez is located in Bactria
Termez
Termez
Termez (Bactria)
Termez is located in West and Central Asia
Termez
Termez
Termez (West and Central Asia)
Coordinates: 37°13′N 67°17′E / 37.217°N 67.283°E / 37.217; 67.283
Country Uzbekistan
RegionSurxondaryo Region
Established1929
Government
 • TypeCity Administration
Area
 • Total36 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation
302 m (991 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total182,800
 • Density5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Postal code
190100
Sultan-Saodat Mausoleum

Termez (Uzbek: Termiz/Термиз; Persian: ترمذ, Tirmiz; Arabic: ترمذ Tirmidh; Russian: Термез; Ancient Greek: Tàrmita, Thàrmis, Θέρμις) is the capital of Surxondaryo Region in southern Uzbekistan. Administratively, it is a district-level city.[2] Its population is 182,800 (2021).[1] It is notable as the site of Alexander the Great's city Alexandria on the Oxus, as a center of early Buddhism, as a site of Muslim pilgrimage, and as a base of Soviet Union military operations in Afghanistan, accessible via the nearby Hairatan border crossing.

  1. ^ a b "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Surxondaryo regional department of statistics.
  2. ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search