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Istaravshan (Tajik: Истаравшан; Russian: Истаравшан) is a city in Sughd Province in Tajikistan. In 2000, the Tajik government changed the name of the city from Uroteppa (Tajik: Ӯротеппа; Ura-Tyube, Russian: Ура-Тюбе).
The city lies in the northern foothills of the Turkistan mountain range, 78 kilometers southwest 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 kilometers 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.




Climate


Istaravshan has a continental Mediterranean climate (Köppen Dsa). The average annual temperature in Istaravshan is 12.2 °C (54.0 °F). There is more rainfall in winter than in summer, and about 400 millimetres (16 in) of precipitation falls annually.




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:




Istaravshan on stamps























Notable people


Ulmas Mirsaidovich Mirsaidov (born 1945), theoretical chemist and professor




See also


List of cities in Tajikistan
Osrūshana




References

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• Daftar kota di Tajikistan
• Daftar klub sepak bola divisi tertinggi di negara anggota AFC
• Bahasa Sogdi
• Istarawshan
• Piala Tajik 2012
• Skuad Piala Asia AFC 2023
• Tim nasional sepak bola Tajikistan
• Istaravshan
• Istaravshan District
• FK Istaravshan
• Navobod, Istaravshan
• 2024 Tajikistan Cup
• 2024 Tajikistan Higher League
• Navkat, Istaravshan
• Istaravshan Sports Complex
• AH7
• Cyropolis