City · Uzbekistan
Tirmiz
Termez 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.
Good to know
- Population: 182,800.
- Heritage: Tentative World Heritage Site.
- Timezone: Asia/Samarkand.