Place:Termez, Surkhondaryo, Uzbekistan

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NameTermez
Alt namesAntioch Tharmatasource: ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
Tarmitasource: ARLIS/NA: Ancient Site Names (1995)
Termessource: Wikipedia
Termizsource: Wikipedia
TypeCity
Coordinates37.25°N 67.25°E
Located inSurkhondaryo, Uzbekistan
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Termez (; Termez, Tirmiz; Tirmidh; ; Ancient Greek: Tàrmita, Thàrmis) is the capital of Surxondaryo Region in southern Uzbekistan. Administratively, it is a district-level city. Its population is 182,800 (2021). It is notable as the site of Alexander the Great's city Alexandria on the Oxus, as a center of Early Buddhism, as a site of Muslim pilgrimage, and as a base of Soviet Union military operations in Afghanistan, accessible via the nearby Hairatan border crossing.

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