President Emomali Rahmon Openins the Historical and Cultural Complex Qalai Khujand after Reparation and Renovation

north-eastern part of the fortress is the construction of the ancient Khujand neighborhood. Houses and courtyards mainly belong to the working class, merchants, artisans and other sections of the cultural society of the city, and its revival and construction will provide an opportunity to present the ancient traditions of urbanism in Khujand to the world.

The foundation of the model of the ancient houses and courtyards of the city of Khujand was implemented mainly with the advice and recommendations of ethnographers. These houses are completely built with natural materials, including mud, clay and wood, and the gates, pillars and roofs of ancient houses are completely carved, and the paintings are mostly done by experienced artists. In this ancient neighborhood, the effective and rational use of the land near the courtyard is also an example and worthy of praise.

Ethnographers believe that these courtyards and houses reflect the way of life, livelihood, and beyond that, the customs and traditions of the people of the city in historical periods, and the implementation of this initiative has a clear role in the formation of the national architectural art of the Tajik people, which has been recognized by the world. From now on, in these 8 ancient courtyards, each of which covers an area of 6 hundred acres of land, artisans are engaged in calligraphy, carving, painting, carpet weaving, needlework, carpentry, sewing, stone carving, blacksmithing, and pottery.

A bath house, a hotel and a national tea house were built here as a pillar of the historical settlement.

In the national teahouse, which is designed for 60 people in the territory of Qalai Khujand, the performance of the high art of carving, plastering, cross-cutting and painting gave more splendor to the beauty of the exterior and interior of the building.

Adjacent to the national tea house, there is also a stall for preparing various breads and sambusas and a large list of national dishes, including four stoves and an oven.

The area of the fortress and its internal corridors are decorated with the use of Khujand stones on an area of 12,500 square meters, while the area of landscaping is 5,000 square meters.

In the territory of the fortress, the construction of two large fountains and four wooden pavilions, carved by skilled artisans from the city of Isfara, Sughd Province, under the guidance and advice of Usto Burhon, adds more splendor to the beauty of this historical and cultural place.

More than 20 construction companies, a large number of skillful Tajik craftsmen participated in the process of revitalization and restoration of Qalai Khujand, and the quality of works related to revival and restoration in this historical structure was under the constant control of the customer – the Main Construction Department of the Executive body of state power of Sughd Province.

The construction, development and preservation of historical monuments, which are completed by the direct actions and initiatives of the Honorable Head of State Emomali Rahmon, have raised the attention of tourists and lovers of the ancient history and culture of Tajiks.

It is important to remind that the history of Qalai Khujand is known not only by the people of the country, but also by the world. In the course of excavations, several historical cultural layers, including the remains of the archaic wall of the city of Khujand, the remains of the grain storage room and large-sized clay vessels belonging to the seventh and fourth centuries BC, were found in the territory of the fortress. The discovery of historical cultural layers in the lower part of the governor’s palace proves that Qalai Khujand has a history of 3000 years.

We remind that the historical Qalai Khujand is located in the center of the city, on the left bank of the Sirdaryo River.

At the same time, it should be said that Qalai Khujand was included in the list of 10 interesting tourist attractions of Tajikistan by the Tourism Development Committee of the country.

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