Istaravshan District

Istaravshan District (Russian: Истаравшанский район) or Nohiya-i Istaravshan (Tajik: Ноҳияи Истаравшан), formerly Uroteppa (or Ura-Tyube) District (Tajik: Уротеппа, Russian: Ура-Тюбе), is a former district in the central part of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, between the border with Uzbekistan to the west and Ghonchi district to the east.

[2] Its capital is Istaravshan (called Ura-Tyube until 2000).

Around 2018, it was merged into the city of Istaravshan.

The district was divided administratively into jamoats.

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