Hisor Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Tajikistan
About Hisor
It was once an independent Khanate, and then the winter residence of the governor of East Bukhara. The large fort is said to date back to Cyrus the Great and to have been captured twenty one times. It lies at an altitude of 799–824 m, surrounded by high mountains (Gissar Range to the north, Babatag and Aktau ranges to the south).[2] The river Khanaka, a tributary to the Kofarnihon, flows through the town. It is home to 29,000 people, with a total of 308,000 people in outlying communities, as of 2020. As of 2019, the city's population was composed 96% of Tajiks, and 1.5% Russians.
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