Isfara district
Encyclopedia
Isfara District or Nohiya-i Isfara (: Ноҳияи Исфара,ناحیۀ اسفره) is a district at the north-eastern edge of Sughd province, Tajikistan
, bordering on Uzbekistan
's Ferghana Valley to the north and Kyrgyzstan
to the south. Its capital is Isfara
.
. They are as follows (and population).
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
, bordering on Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
's Ferghana Valley to the north and Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
to the south. Its capital is Isfara
Isfara
Isfara is a city in Sughd Province in northern Tajikistan, situated on the border with Kyrgyzstan. It has a population of 40,600 . The city is capital of Isfara district.-History:...
.
Administrative divisions
The district is divided administratively into jamoatsJamoats of Tajikistan
The Jamoats of Tajikistan refer to the third-level administrative divisions, similar to communes or municipalities, in the Central Asia country of Tajikistan...
. They are as follows (and population).
| Jamoats of Isfara District | |||||||||||
| Jamoat | Population | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navgilem Navgilem Navgilem is a town and jamoat in northern Tajikistan. It is located in Isfara District in Sughd province. The jamoat has a total population of 28,311.-References:... |
28311 | ||||||||||
| Khonabad Khonabad Khonabad is a town and jamoat in northern Tajikistan. It is located in Isfara District in Sughd province. The jamoat has a total population of 9,614.-References:... |
9614 | ||||||||||
| Kulkent Kulkent Kulkent is a town and jamoat in northern Tajikistan. It is located in Isfara District in Sughd province. The jamoat has a total population of 17,732.-References:... |
17732 | ||||||||||
| Shahrak Shahrak Shahrak is a town and jamoat in northern Tajikistan. It is located in Isfara District in Sughd province. The jamoat has a total population of 13,991.-References:... |
13991 | ||||||||||
| Chilgazi Chilgazi Chilgazi is a town and jamoat in northern Tajikistan. It is located in Isfara District in Sughd province. The jamoat has a total population of 12,150.- Agriculture :... |
12150 | ||||||||||
| Lakkon Lakkon Lakkon is a town and jamoat in northern Tajikistan. It is located in Isfara District in Sughd province. The jamoat has a total population of 5,514.One of the two largest psychiatric hospitals in Tajikistan is located in Lakkon-References:... |
5514 | ||||||||||
| Surkh Surkh Surkh is a town and jamoat in northern Tajikistan. It is located in Isfara District in Sughd province. The jamoat has a total population of 10,396.-References:... |
10396 | ||||||||||
| Chorku Chorku, Tajikistan Chorku is a town and jamoat in northern Tajikistan. It is located in Isfara District in Sughd province. The jamoat has a total population of 28,846.-References:... |
28846 | ||||||||||
| Vorukh Vorukh Vorukh is a jamoat in northern Tajikistan. It is located in Isfara District in Sughd province. The jamoat has a total population of 23,121.Vorukh forms part of an exclave of Tajikistan within Kyrgyzstan. There are several such enclaves, and they all come from Stalin's drawing of borders in the... |
23121 | ||||||||||
External links
- Habib Borjian, "Esfara", in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Columbia University (enter keyword "Esfara" in search field to access the article).