Jend (also Jand), is described by the geographers of the eleventh and twelfth centuries as one of the great Muslim cities of Turkestan, and the Aral Sea is often called in this age the Sea of Jend. It was ruined by the Mongols, and is now a decayed village.

Jend (also Jand), is described by the geographers of the eleventh and twelfth centuries as one of the great Muslim cities of Turkestan, and the Aral Sea is often called in this age the Sea of Jend. It was ruined by the Mongols, and is now a decayed village.