Hulbuk

Hulbuk (formerly Vose'[3]) is the capital of the Vose' District of the Khatlon Province, Tajikistan. In 2000 the population was approximately 20,000.[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
Coordinates: 37°48′18″N 69°38′47″E
Country Tajikistan
ProvinceKhatlon Province
Elevation475 m (1,558 ft)
Population
 (2000)[2]
 • Total20,000
Time zoneUTC+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.

Dynasty

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. О первых итогах всеобщей переписи населения 2000 года
  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.


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