Hulbuk

Hulbuk (Tajik: Ҳулбук, formerly Vose')[3] is the capital of the Vose' District of the Khatlon Region, Tajikistan. It had an estimated population of 24,500 as of 2020.[2] It is located in the southern portion of Tajikistan 26 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Kulob and 174 km (108 mi) south of Dushanbe.

Hulbuk Ҳулбук
Hulbuk Location in Tajikistan Hulbuk Hulbuk (Bactria) Hulbuk Hulbuk (West and Central Asia)
Coordinates: 37°48′18″N 69°38′47″E
Country	Tajikistan
Region	Khatlon Region
District	Vose' District
Elevation [1]	475 m (1,558 ft)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	24,500
Time zone	UTC+5

Geography

Climate

Hulbuk has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). The average annual temperature is 16.4 °C (61.5 °F). The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 29 °C (84.2 °F) and the coolest month is January with an average temperature of 2.8 °C (37 °F). The average annual precipitation is 414.3 millimetres (16.31 in) and has an average of 71.3 days with precipitation. The wettest month is March with an average of 86.8 mm (3.42 in) of precipitation and the driest month is August with an average of 0 mm of precipitation.[1]

Climate data for Vose'
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	2.8 (37.0)	5.5 (41.9)	11.1 (52.0)	17.5 (63.5)	22.0 (71.6)	26.9 (80.4)	29.0 (84.2)	27.2 (81.0)	22.3 (72.1)	16.8 (62.2)	10.6 (51.1)	5.5 (41.9)	16.4 (61.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	49.3 (1.94)	59.1 (2.33)	86.8 (3.42)	72.6 (2.86)	49.6 (1.95)	4.0 (0.16)	2.6 (0.10)	0.4 (0.02)	1.0 (0.04)	18.9 (0.74)	30.0 (1.18)	40.0 (1.57)	414.3 (16.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	7.9	9.2	12.3	11.5	9.1	2.3	0.9	0.0	0.5	4.0	5.6	8.0	71.3
Average relative humidity (%)	75.8	72.3	68.5	64.1	54.5	38.2	33.5	34.6	37.9	48.8	62.4	72.2	55.2
Source: "The Climate of Vose". Weatherbase. Retrieved 2 August 2014.

History

Wall Painting, Khulbuk, 10th-11th century CE. National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan.

It is suspected that Hulbuk, a medieval town, housed the Banijurids, a Turco-Iranian dynasty from the eastern region of Central Asia. Hulbuk allegedly facilitated a rich and powerful court suspected by the palatial and monumental architecture found in the region. In 1953 the initial excavation took place for more than 40 years and uncovered a citadel. Unfortunately no topographical map has been drawn of the site. The citadel is thought to be built as a stronghold, lending support that it was used by the dynasty.[4][5]

References

1. "Climate of Vose'". Weatherbase.com. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
2. "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
3. Renaming of a number of cities, districts and settlements of Khatlon Province
4. Siméon, Pierre (2012). "Penn State WebAccess Secure Login". Muqarnas. 29: 385–421. doi:10.1163/22118993-90000190. JSTOR 23350370.
5. SIMÉON, PIERRE (2012). "HULBUK: ARCHITECTURE AND MATERIAL CULTURE OF THE CAPITAL OF THE BANIJURIDS IN CENTRAL ASIA (NINTH—ELEVENTH CENTURIES)". Muqarnas. 29: 385–421. doi:10.1163/22118993-90000190.