Qabodiyon

Qabodiyon
Кубадиян
Qabodiyon

Location in Tajikistan

Coordinates: TJ 37°24′27″N 68°11′06″E / 37.40750°N 68.18500°E / 37.40750; 68.18500
Country  Tajikistan
Region Khatlon

Qabodiyon (Tajik: Кубадиян, Persian: قبادیان Qabādiyān) is a town in the Khatlon Province of Tajikistan. It is the capital of Qabodiyon District.

Nasir Khusraw, a Persian poet,[1][2] philosopher, Isma'ili scholar, traveler and one of the greatest writers in Persian literature was born in the village in 1004 CE.

References

  1. Milaha, V. Christides, The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol. VII, ed. C.E. Bosworth, E. Van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs and CH. PELLAT, (Brill, 1991), 43.
  2. Nasir-i Khusraw, Azim Nanji, The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol. VII, 1006.

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