Wender·Vista
Khujand
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileTajikistan
on the Syr Darya, in the Fergana Valley

Khujand

— — the Silk Road, still keeping shop.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“Khujand sits where the Syr Darya bends out of the Fergana Valley, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. Alexander founded a frontier town here and called it the Farthest. Twenty-three centuries later the bazaar still opens at first light, the river still runs green with snowmelt, and the work of the day still smells like cumin and bread. from the studio

from the studio
Khujand
— bring it home

Khujand, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Khujand

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Khujand is the second-largest city in Tajikistan and the capital of Sughd Region, sitting on the Syr Darya river at the western mouth of the Fergana Valley. Alexander the Great founded a garrison town on this site in 329 BCE and named it Alexandria Eschate, the Farthest. The city sits at roughly 300 metres elevation, between the Turkestan and Mogol-Tau ranges, and serves as the main road and rail link between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

— informed by Wikipedia — Khujand
— the stone

The Panjshanbe Bazaar anchors the old centre, its pink Soviet-era facade facing the blue-tiled Sheikh Muslihiddin Mausoleum across a single square. The mausoleum complex holds a 16th-century minaret and the tomb of a 12th-century Sufi sheikh. A short walk west, the Khujand Fortress has been rebuilt on Timurid foundations and now houses the regional historical museum, looking down on the green water of the Syr Darya.

— the visit

The bazaar is busiest on Thursdays, the day that gives it its name in Tajik, and on Sundays. Spring and early autumn read best, when the valley is green and the heat is still bearable; July and August routinely run past 35°C. Khujand International Airport handles flights from Moscow, Istanbul and Dushanbe, and the road south through the Anzob tunnel reaches the capital in about five hours.

— where
Tajikistan · Khujand, Sughd Region
— elevation
300 m · 984 ft
— position
40.2833° N · 69.6333° E
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
at the lake
Panjshanbe Bazaar
covered market
at the lake
Sheikh Muslihiddin Mausoleum
mausoleum
1 km W
Khujand Fortress
fortress and museum
at the lake
Syr Darya
river
N
Khujand
Panjshanbe Bazaar
Sheikh Muslihiddin Mausoleum
Khujand Fortress
Syr Darya
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Khujand — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Khujand is one of the oldest cities in Central Asia, with continuous settlement traced to roughly the 7th century BCE. Alexander the Great refounded it as Alexandria Eschate in 329 BCE.

The Syr Darya runs through the city. It is the longest river in Central Asia and once carried Silk Road traffic between the Fergana Valley and the Aral Sea basin.

Khujand sits in the far north of Tajikistan, in Sughd Region, at the western entrance to the Fergana Valley. It is the second-largest city in the country after Dushanbe.

Panjshanbe is Khujand's central covered market, named for the Tajik word for Thursday. The pink Soviet-era hall opened in 1964 and still trades produce, textiles, and spices six days a week.

Yes. Khujand stood on the northern Silk Road branch between Samarkand and the Tarim Basin, and was a major caravan stop from the Sogdian period through the Timurid era.

Tajik, a variety of Persian, is the main language. Uzbek is widely spoken in the bazaar, and Russian remains common in business, government, and university life.

— about the piece in your home

It has carried well for customers with family roots in Sughd. The Syr Darya and the Panjshanbe square are everyday memory anchors. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio travels well.

The piece settles into Silk Road maximalist, jewel-tone, and warm-earth interiors. It also reads well against plain plaster or whitewashed walls where the bazaar pinks and river greens can do the talking.

Yes. The palette sits inside the broader warm-maximalist and global-textile trend, alongside Anatolian and Uzbek influences that have moved into mainstream interiors over the past few seasons.

A single Large reads well above a standard sofa. For a longer wall, a 4-tile Mural carries the bazaar scale; for a feature wall, a 9-tile Mural lets the river and the old city share the room.

Yes, in our Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for vertical installation in showers, backsplashes, and kitchens where steam and splashes are routine.

A soft microfibre cloth and water. No abrasives, no ammonia-based cleaners. The colour lives in the surface, so it will not scuff off with normal cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original work from our studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not licence outside imagery and we do not resell stock art.

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