Official Name: | Qubodiyon |
Native Name: | Кабодиён/Қубодиён |
Pushpin Map: | Tajikistan#Tokharistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tajikistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Tajikistan |
Subdivision Name1: | Khatlon |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Qubodiyon District |
Coordinates: | 37.4075°N 68.185°W |
Qubodiyon, also Qubadiyan, ancient Kobadiyan (Russian: Кабодиён; Tajik: Қубодиён, Persian: قبادیان Qobādiyān) is a town in the Khatlon Region of Tajikistan. It is the capital of Qubodiyon District. The population of the town is 12,200 (January 2020 estimate).[1]
Qubodiyon was possibly founded by the Sasanian king Kavad I during his exile in the Hephthalite Empire, where the town possibly served as his source of revenue. In the early medieval period, it was capital of the district of Kubadhiyan.
Nasir Khusraw, a Persian poet, philosopher, Isma'ili scholar, traveler and one of the greatest writers in Persian literature was born in the village in 1004 CE.
The Oxus Treasure was found near Kobadiyan.[2]