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Leninabad until
1991, 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 (2000
census), down from 160,000 in 1989. It is also the capital of the northernmost
province of Tajikistan, now called Sughd.
