Isfara District or Nohiya-i Isfara (Tajik: Ноҳияи Исфара) is a former district at the northeastern edge of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, bordering on Uzbekistan's Ferghana Valley to the north and Kyrgyzstan to the south.[1] Its capital was Isfara. Vorukh, an enclave surrounded by Kyrgyzstan, is also part of Isfara. Around 2018, it was merged into the city of Isfara.
Isfara District
Ноҳияи Исфара نوحیای اسفره | |
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| Ноҳияи Исфара نوحیای اسفره | |
 Location of Isfara District in Tajikistan | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Sughd Region |
| Capital | Isfara |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (TJT) |
Administrative divisions
editThe district was divided administratively into jamoats. They were as follows (and population).[2]
| Jamoats of Isfara District | |||||||||||
| Jamoat | Population | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilgazi | 12150 | ||||||||||
| Chorku | 28846 | ||||||||||
| Khonabad | 9614 | ||||||||||
| Kulkent | 17732 | ||||||||||
| Lakkon | 5514 | ||||||||||
| Navgilem | 28311 | ||||||||||
| Shahrak | 13991 | ||||||||||
| Surkh | 10396 | ||||||||||
| Vorukh | 23121 | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojjikoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
- ^ "List of Jamoats". UN Coordination, Tajikistan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
External links
edit- "Esfara", Habib Borjian in Encyclopaedia Iranica, Columbia University (enter keyword "Esfara" in search field to access the article).
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