Istaravshan, Sughd, Tajikistan
🇹🇯 Istaravshan is a city in Sughd Province in Tajikistan. In 2000, the Tajik government changed the name of the city from earlier Uroteppa. The city lies in the northern foothills of the Turkistan mountain range, 78 km south-west of Khujand, on the main road connecting Tajikistan's two largest cities, Khujand and Dushanbe. Bordered by Uzbekistan in the north and west, and Kyrgyzstan in the east, Istaravshan's administrative area encompasses 1,830 square km and a population of 273,500 people. Most of them (76%) live in the outlying countryside.
Istaravshan is one of central Asia's oldest towns of commerce and crafts. The city celebrated its 2,500th birthday in the year 2002. It was one of three proposed locations for ancient Cyropolis, which was built on the north-eastern outskirts of the Achaemenid Empire by the king Cyrus in the 6th century B.C.
Subdivisions Before ca. 2018, Istaravshan was the seat of Istaravshan District, which covered the rural part of the present city of Istaravshan. The city of Istaravshan covers Istaravshan proper and ten jamoats. These are as follows: Chorbogh; Guli Surkh; Javkandak; Nijoni; Nofaroj; Poshkent; Qal'achai Kalon; Qalaibaland; Sabriston; Zarhalol.
Dushanbe Time
Istaravshan has a population of over 273,500 people. Istaravshan also forms part of the wider Sughd Province which has a population of over 2,707,300 people.
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🇺🇿 Dustobod 68.928,40.856 d: 105.3
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Antipodal to: Istaravshan -110.995,-39.911
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🇨🇱 Concepción -73.05,-36.817 d: 16713.9
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🇨🇱 Puerto Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 16827.2
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