Time zone TJT (UTC+5) Founded 11 May 1936 | Area 763 km² | |
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Istaravshan District or Nohiya-i Istaravshan (Tajik: Ноҳияи Истаравшан/Persian: ناحیۀ استروشن), formerly Uroteppa (or Ura-Tyube) District (Tajik: Уротеппа, Russian: Ура-Тюбе), is a district in the central part of Sughd province, Tajikistan, between the border with Uzbekistan to the west and Ghonchi district to the east. Its capital is Istaravshan (called Ura-Tyube until 2000).
Administrative divisions
The district is divided administratively into jamoats. They are as follows (and population).
References
Istaravshan District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA