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	BBC News \| Asia-Pacific \| The battle for Khojand
		By the early hours of Sunday morning government soldiers were clearing the wounded from the 10th Century citadel in the centre of Khojand, where for almost four days they battled with the rebels.
		In the rest of Khojand, residents were slowly emerging onto the streets to see the destruction that had been wrought.
		Government soldiers said some rebels managed to escape from the citadel and there are reports of clashes on the outskirts of Khojand as the rebels retreat west.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/210138.stm (288 words)

	Khojand to Dushanbe, Tajikistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The people on the mashrutka to khojand were really friendly, and it was like a big social event, because there was one kid who spoke english and kept translating for us, and everyone seemed pretty interested and had a few good laughs at us.
		In Khojand we stayed at a particularly ratty Soviet hotel, where the sink had been bent so that you had to turn it on full and send the stream shooting across the room into the tank of the toilet, and then reach in and pull the plug out to flush it.
		Khojand is still a very soviet town, with a gigantic red sickle and hammer next to the bus stop, big Lenin statues.
	www.travelblog.org /Asia/blog-1607.html (2071 words)

	Lonely Planet World Guide \| Destination Tajikistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Khojand (pronounced 'HO-jan') is the capital of northern Tajikistan and the second largest city in the country.
		Commanding the entrance to the Ferghana Valley, Khojand enjoyed great prosperity and its riches spawned palaces, grand mosques and a citadel, before the Mongols steamrollered the city into oblivion in the early 13th century.
		A less spectacular Khojand was rebuilt and unobtrusively weathered the travails of Central Asian history, only to find itself victim to Soviet gerrymandering in 1929 when it was scooped out of the rest of the Ferghana Valley and plonked in the Tajik SSR; the rest of the valley was incorporated into the Uzbek SSR.
	www.statraveluk.lonelyplanet.com /central_asia/tajikistan (3691 words)

	CEELI - ABA/CEELI Opens New Office in Khojand, Tajikistan
		The new office will ensure that CEELI is better able to assist Khojand's law students in projects that include preparing for the Jessup International Moot Court Competition and the Ferghana Valley Moot Court Competition.
		CEELI will also provide targeted support to Khojand law students as they undertake projects such as curriculum development and strengthening the student bar association.
		CEELI seeks to establish closer links with the three law faculties in Khojand and assist in developing both a clinical legal education program and a Street Law program.
	www.abanet.org /ceeli/press_releases/01.31.03_new_khojand_office.html (548 words)

	Welcome to IFES Tajikistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Khojand – School 1: SAC is conducting a Drug Prevention campaign at its school.
		Committees are organised in Khojand, Dushanbe area, and Kurghon-Teppa for the second consecutive year.
		Many of the original students from the program’s introduction in the 2000 – 2001 school year have gone on to act as volunteers for the program, helping students new to the program to understand its value to both themselves and the community.
	www.ifescentralasia.kg /Tajikistan/ENG/t_main_over3.html (592 words)

	Why did nationalism fail in Tajikistan? Europe-Asia Studies - Find Articles
		After independence this designation was dropped by the city, which reverted to Khojand, but the oblast' has retained its Soviet title.
		Khojand, Konibodom, Ura-Teppe and Panjkent were flourishing trade and manufacturing towns.
		Until the 1950s Khojand (now called Leninobod) was the major cotton producer in the republic.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3955/is_n7_v48/ai_19226485/pg_32 (888 words)

	Khojand Uranium and refining Association-Vostokredmet, Tadjikistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Khojand Uranium and refining Association-Vostokredmet is an operating mine in Tadjikistan.
		Khojand Uranium and refining Association-Vostokredmet is just one of 18 000 entities to be found in Raw Materials Data, the mining industry's most extensive database.
		Below is an example of what can be pulled out of Raw Materials Data.
	www.rmg.se /RMDEntities/K/KHOJAN.htm (68 words)

	Religioscope - > Tajikistan: Political Imams Sacked
		A senior member of Tajikistan's Islamic Revival Party (IRP) has complained to Keston News Service that compulsory attestation of imams by a joint religious and government commission in one district alone of the country's northern Sogd region has seen more than a fifth sacked for alleged sympathy with his party's views.
		The attestation of imams to allow them to retain their positions took place in July to August in the Isfara district of Sogd region, the Varorud information centre in the regional capital Khojand told Keston on 9 October.
		The commission, comprising both government and religious representatives, found that 11 of the 52 imams under attestation did not meet the requirements of their positions.
	www.religioscope.com /notes/2002/097_tajik_imam.htm (1223 words)

	Welcome to IFES Tajikistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Issues of strengthening social partnership between local authorities and political parties as well as active participation of women and youth in political life of society were in the center of discussions at a roundtable meeting, which was held on May 3 in Khojand.
		Khojand is one of those few regions of Tajikistan, where all five officially registered political parties are represented; therefore it is necessary to strengthen coordination of there as well as work with local authorities.
		A series of regional Political Party Development seminars, to help local party organizations better utilize their resources and develop their ability to convey their party’s message to the voters.
	www.ifescentralasia.kg /Tajikistan/ENG/t_main_ppd_2001-2002_02.html (453 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Furthermore, the use of agrochemicals and contamination of water resources, as well as the environmental causes of drinking water problems in local communities in the project area should be analyzed further during project implementation.
		Finally, once the WUAs have been established in the project area, they will collaborate with the environmental specialist to ensure that environmental considerations are incorporated into their activities, not only in the rehabilitation, operation and maintenance of irrigation and drainage infrastructure but in improved practices for agricultural, water and soil resources management among their members.
		The list of stakeholders met during the environmental screening process can be found in Annex B. 7.2 Project Workshop in Khojand The EAMP team continued the consultation process during its second mission in December 2004 in participating in the project workshop in Khojand with a number of stakeholders and beneficiaries.
	www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2005/03/31/000011823_20050331171511/Rendered/INDEX/E11290TAJIK0FVWRMP0Draft0EAMP.txt (14131 words)

	Khatami: Love, hope, vibrancy key to survival of Persian speakers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Khatami told hundreds of scholars, university professors and academics of Babajan Ghafurov University in Khojand, Tajikistan, that even at the time when tyranny and injustice prevented any freedom of expression, religion -- this vital factor for our life, culture, tradition and history -- managed to open new horizons.
		President Khatami arrived in Khojand on the third and last day of his visit to Tajikistan.
		He headed home from the historical city of Khojand which he visit after a formal send-off by Tajik President Imomali Rakhmonov in capital Dushanbe early Thursday.
	www.payvand.com /news/02/may/1009.html (1136 words)

	Excite España - Viajes - Asia - Tajikistan - TravelInternal
		All flights are subject to the weather and the endemic fuel shortages of the region.
		There are only three railway lines in Tajikistan: one leading south from Dushanbe through Kurgan-Tyube and Shaartuz to the Uzbek/Afghan border at Termez; one that leads due south from Dushanbe, through Kurgan-Tyube to Tugul on the Afghan border; and one in the northern region which runs from Samarkand, through Khojand to the Fergana Valley.
		During the winter (October to March), three of the four main roads from the capital and the southwest of the country (east to Khorog via Khalaikum, northeast to Osh via the Garm valley, and north to Khojand via the Anzob Pass and Ayni) are all closed by snow.
	www.excite.es /viajes/guias/asia/tajikistan/TravelInternal (1098 words)

	The War in Tajikistan Three Years On: Special Reports: Publications: U.S. Institute of Peace
		The main Tajik actors in the stalemated conflict are the Kulyabi- dominated Tajik government and the various opposition forces challenging the power structure established during the Soviet era.
		Neither side can be said to be united, however, as those from the Khojand region formerly allied to the Kulyabis are unhappy at having been pushed from power, and the increasingly public schisms in the opposition may weaken its ability to engage in military actions and reach a coordinated negotiating position within the UN-sponsored negotiations.
		The new Tajik government, once dominated by leaders from the northern Khojand (previously named Leninabad) region, is now largely controlled by representatives of the Kulyab region who were previously subservient to, though allied with, the Khojand faction.
	www.usip.org /pubs/specialreports/early/tajik2.html (7746 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Tajik Converts Flock to Islamic Banners The Tajik authorities are struggling to crush a thriving Islamic movement on the border with Uzbekistan.
		By Khurshed Abdullaev, Khojand, northern Tajikistan (RCA, 27-Apr-00) A militant Islamic group claims to have recruited over 4,000 converts across the Leninabad region of Tajikistan, sparking a widespread crackdown by the government in Dushanbe.
		Khurshed Abdullaev is a pseudonym for a Tajik journalist working in Khojand, north Tajikistan.
	www.iwpr.net /archive/rca/rca_200004_00_06_eng.txt (560 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		Speaking to reporters after the talks, Rakhmonov said his country is ready to open some of its airbases to U.S. planes.
		American military experts are presently inspecting bases in the cities of Kulyab, Kurban-Tyube, and Khojand, which Rakhmonov said are in poor condition.
		Turkey's main private television channel, NTV, reported yesterday that the U.S. has requested Ankara's help in determining which military facilities in the region could be used in anticipation of possible ground operations in Afghanistan.
	www.rferl.org /features/2001/11/08112001091350.asp (1528 words)

	EurasiaNet Civil Society - Tajikistan: Voter Awareness Low as Vote Nears (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Some suburban residents near the northern city of Khojand say they have followed the campaign closely -- due in part to efforts by local officials to raise voter awareness.
		Roziya, a teacher working near Khojand, said she prefers to vote for people already holding official posts, many of whom are members of the ruling People’s Democratic Party.
		She said such officials make better candidates than those from the opposition parties because they have good connections and are more capable of fulfilling their pre-election promises.
	www.eurasianet.org /departments/civilsociety/articles/pp022105.shtml (874 words)

	Tajikistan, Tourism - Travel Info, Pictures, History of Tajikistan
		Khazrati Shoh Mausoleum located in Chorku, near Isfara, is of carved wood and dates back to 10th – 11th centuries.
		Khojand dates back to the 7th century BC and was a key crossroads on the Silk Road with routes branching off in all directions.
		At its height, the city was a religious center and today the magnificent citadel, the mausoleum of Shiekh Muslihitdin and an 18th-century mosque are among the monuments attract visitors.
	www.advantour.com /tajikistan (395 words)

	PSI: News
		Injecting drug use is the primary mode of HIV transmission in Central Asia.
		PSI has youth centers in Tashkent (Uzbekistan), Khojand and Khorog (Tajikistan) and Osh (Kyrgyzstan), four of the main points on the route that carries Afghan opium and heroin to destination markets in Russia and Europe.
		PSI/Central Asia is a key partner in a consortium of NGOs working on a $16.5 million drug demand reduction (DDR) program administered by the Alliance for Open Society International and funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development.
	www.psi.org /news/0504b.html (678 words)

	Isfara
		The Northern branch of Silk Road, led from Samarkand via Khojand to Isfara, Kokand and continued further to Kashgar, India and Afganistan across the mountains.
		Tajikistan Airlines service from Munich to Dushenbe, or from Moscow to Khojand.
		Visiting one of these beautiful, pleasant and calm teahouses, specially those along side the river in Isfara is a must.
	www.geocities.com /isfara_vorux (359 words)

	Tajikistan - Photo Essay - ADB.org
		The gravel roads that link them to the outside world are inaccessible in winter and are subject to landslides even in benign weather.
		An Asian Development Bank mission traveling from the northern city of Khojand to the capital of Dushanbe in the south stayed a night at Urmetan, hosted by a village leader.
		For its part, ADB is helping to turn into an all-weather highway sections of the road between the border of Kyrgyz Republic and Dushanbe as part of a Central Asian regional road network.
	www.adb.org /Documents/Photos/TAJ/Tajikistan-Photos (298 words)

	Tajikistan Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
		If you like it vertical, Tajikistan has the landscape for you.
		Secure behind the Fan Mountains, Khojand has managed to escape the ravages of Tajikistan's civil war, and has always been safe for travel.
		It remains the wealthiest part of the country, producing two-thirds of the country's industrial output.
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/asia/tajikistan?att=43971 (154 words)

	Tajikistan Profile
		The Tajik government said the men were not aligned with the United Tajik Opposition and that they had been engaged in kidnapping civilians for ransom.
		A court in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, started the trial of a former governor of the northern city of Khojand charged with planning the attempted murder of two political figures.
		He is accused of organising the attempted murder of a former mayor of Dushanbe two years ago, and a plot to kill the Minister for Emergency Situations.
	www.subcontinent.com /sapra/research/centralasia/profiles/tajik_events_2002.html (5513 words)

	IATP > News > IATP Brief for week ending February 8, 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		During this training, the IATP team in Osh experimented with a new training technique called "Remote Administration," which allows the trainer to assist the student from his or her own computer.
		The first training session was held for alumni on Internet basics in Khojand, Tajikistan.
		The results of the event will be posted on the Khojand IATP web site soon: www.khj.irex-tj.org.
	www.irex.org /programs/iatp/news/2002/0208_iatpbrief.asp (1148 words)

	Aircraft based in Tajikistan to step up pressure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The U.S. defense official, who discussed the matter on condition of anonymity, said it was not yet clear how much local improvement would be needed before the airfield could be put to use.
		The official was not certain which airfield was chosen out of three offered: Kulyab, Khojand and Kurgan-Tyube.
		The U.S. military already is using one airfield in Uzbekistan, where at least 1,000 soldiers of the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division are based.
	www.bouldernews.com /news/terror/nov01/13atajk.html (655 words)

	United Nation Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Transport and Tourism Division (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		From this mountainous hub radiate some of the world's highest ranges: the Hindu Kush, the Karakorams, Himalayas, Kun-Lun and Tien-Shan.
		Khojand (pronounced 'Ho-jan') is the capital of northern Tajikistan and the second largest city.
		Commanding the entrance to the Ferghana Valley, Khojand’s former riches spawned palaces, grand mosques and a citadel, before it was destroyed by the Mongols in the early 13th century.
	www.unescap.org /ttdw/common/tis/ah/Tajik-tourismspot.asp (155 words)

	IFC Europe & Central Asia -Summary of Project Information
		Total project cost is estimated at US$4.0 million with the proposed IFC equity investment in the same amount.
		The project is located in Giavoni’s existing textiles factory located in the outskirts of Khojand, northern Tajikistan.
		The project will upgrade Giavoni’s plant and will expand its vertically integrated operations through the construction of a jean manufacturing facility with capacity to produce about 1.3 million pieces per year.
	www.ifc.org /ifcext/eca.nsf/Content/SelectedProjectTajikistan?OpenDocument&UNID=795D21F6FA77012D85256B790073C838 (294 words)

	USAID: Tajikistan
		Support to extra-curricular civic activities, such as Student Action Committees, Democracy Summer Camps, and Student Local Government Days will continue in order to increase youth participation and activism in political and social life of their country.
		Recommendations made by the Poverty Reduction Strategy Working Groups on public sector reform and improving parliamentary and judicial professionalism and independence were accepted by the President.
		A good example of the impact of USAID-supported NGOs have on cross-cutting initiatives is in Khojand where three such entities that received coalition-building technical assistance from USAID's local NGO resource center joined together to battle drug addiction among youth.
	www.usaid.gov /pubs/cbj2003/ee/tj/119-0211.html (1004 words)

	ReliefWeb » Professional Resources » Vacancies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Location: based in Khojand, Tajikistan, with travel to Osh, Kyrgyzstan; Ferghana Valley, Uzbekistan; and Dushanbe, Tajikistan
		Khojand, Tajikistan, a quiet pleasant city with limited amenities, but access to the large sophisticated city of Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan, has national level government offices, UN agency offices, and many international NGO offices.
	www.reliefweb.int /w/res.nsf/wDocs/C04891E462B5C074C1256D90005646D1 (1120 words)

	THE TAJIK CONUNDRUN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The second region, the Leninabad district, also known as Khojand after its capital, is located in the north.
		From the very beginning, Nabiev’s supporters in the Kulab and Khojand regions opposed the establishment of a coalition government with the Islamic-democratic opposition forces and sought to overthrow them by force.
		On November 27, the parliament voted to make Tajikistan into a parliamentary republic and abolished the post of president.
	www.isanet.org /noarchive/entessar.html (5674 words)

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