Qubodiyon
Кабодиён/Қубодиён
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| Coordinates: 37°24′27″N 68°11′06″E / 37.40750°N 68.18500°E / 37.40750; 68.18500 | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Khatlon |
| District | Qubodiyon District |
Qubodiyon, also Qubadiyan, ancient Kobadiyan (Russian: Кабодиён; Tajik: Қубодиён, Persian: قبادیان Qobādiyān) is a town in the Khatlon RegionofTajikistan. It is the capital of Qubodiyon District. The population of the town is 12,200 (January 2020 estimate).[1]
Qubodiyon was possibly founded by the Sasanian king Kavad I (r. 488–496, 498/9–531) during his exile in the Hephthalite Empire, where the town possibly served as his source of revenue.[2] In the early medieval period, it was capital of the district of Kubadhiyan.
Nasir Khusraw, a Persian poet,[3][4] philosopher, Isma'ili scholar, traveler and one of the greatest writers in Persian literature was born in the village in 1004 CE.
The Oxus Treasure was found near Kobadiyan.[5]
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