Michurin, Tajikistan

Michurin
Мичурин
Village
Michurin
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 40°10′26.06″N 69°42′31.49″E / 40.1739056°N 69.7087472°E / 40.1739056; 69.7087472
Country Tajikistan
RegionSughd Region
DistrictGhafurov District
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
2,745
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)

Michurin (Tajik: Мичурин) is a village in north-western Tajikistan. It is located in Ghafurov District of Sughd Region. The village lies a few kilometers north from neighboring Kyrgyzstan, not far from Khujand International Airport. As of 2017, Michurin had a population of 2,745.[1]

Michurin is named after the Russian agronomist Ivan Michurin. The village is home to Branch of the Institute of Horticulture and Vegetable Growing under the Tajik Academy of Agricultural Sciences.[2]

References

  1. ^ Тақсимоти маъмурии Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон (in Tajik). Душанбе: СИЭМТ. 2017. ISBN 978-99947-33-68-2.
  2. ^ Бободжанова, Х. И.; Ясаулова, Ш. К.; Сабринаи, И. (2025). "Ризогенез in vitro подвоев косточковых культур". Институт плодоводства (?) (in Russian): 70–76. Retrieved 30 December 2025.