Nosiri Khusrav District (Russian: Район Носири Хусрав/Носири-Хусравский район; Tajik: ноҳияи Носири Хусрав, Nohiya-i Nosiri Khusrav), is a district located in the south-western corner of Khatlon Region of Tajikistan on the Amu Darya.
It shares borders with Uzbekistan to the west, Afghanistan to the south and the Shahrtuz District to the north and east.
[3] Until 2004 it was called Beshkent District (Tajik: ноҳияи Бешкент); then renamed in honor of the 11th century Persian-Tajik poet Nosiri Khusrav (sometimes also Khisrav).
beshkent is the warmest valley in Tajikistan, with average temperatures in January and July of 3 °C and 31 °C respectively.
[5]The district has an area of about 800 km2 (300 sq mi) and is divided administratively into three jamoats.