Sughd area

Istaravshan city

Istaravshan city in Sughd area Tajikistan, the district administrative center Istaravshan.

Located in the north of Tajikistan, in the foothills of the Turkestan Range, 78 km from the regional center - the city of Khujand.

Formerly known as Ura-Tube. November 10, 2000 Resolution of Majlisi Milli Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan the city returned to its historical name Istaravshan.

Geography

Istaravshan is located at an altitude of 1,000 meters above sea level. The climate is mild, the winter - snowy, summers are hot and dry. The city's population is 185 thousand people. Of them live in the city of 52.2 thousand, while in rural areas - 132,8 thousand people.

The territorial area of 183,009 hectares Istaravshan. In the north and west of the administrative district borders with Uzbekistan in the east - Ganchi area, south-eastern border is a small wedge to Kyrgyzstan in the south - with the Aini district of Tajikistan.

History

Istaravshan is one of the oldest cities in Tajikistan. The history of the city has more than 2,500 years. In 1954, during archaeological excavations on the outskirts of the city found a large, triangular udlenenno the outline of a plate made of black cloth slate. The plate belongs to the Mousterian period of Stone Age and has stotysyacheletniyu prescription.

According to written sources, and some archaeological evidence it is known that in the VI - IV centuries. BCE. Oe. in connection with the development of crafts and trade in the settled areas of Central Asia, along with small rural settlements, there were large settlements of urban type. The capital Ustrushana was the largest city in the region - Bundzhikat that the majority of researchers on the basis of major written sources and archaeological surveys housed in the medieval and the present city of Istaravshan.

The town was first called "Uroteppa" is mentioned in the Tajik historian Abdurazzak Samarkand (1413-1482). In his work, "Matla 'al-wa sadayn mazhma' al-bahrayn" ["The Place of the rising of the constellations and two happy merging of the two seas"] describes the events of 1409-1410 years. on measures taken to punish Ulugbek or intended for different persons worthy of their positions, and that the Khan went to one of the summering Uratube ("Urateppa yayloki»).

At the end of XV century, the city was ruled by the Timurid ruler Sultan Mahmudhana. His label, dated 1449, Ura-Tube called "Uroteppa».

In the second half of XVIII century. Ura-Tube ownership increases and becomes independent. At its head are hakims of Uzbek tribe skid. The structure of ownership, but, the Ura-Tube, at that time consisted of Penjikent, Khujand and Dzhizak, strong points Zaamin, Yam and Hay. According to legend, even one of the districts of Tashkent paid tribute to the flag-Tyube beg Kulik.

In the city the headquarters of the largest food producer Tajikistan "Elite Istaravshan».

In 2011 the museum was opened here in the tree, which had previously been a school, reading-room hut and a small creamery.

Attractions

In an unusual act Istaravshan Ethnographic Museum, dozens of exhibits which are stored in the hollow of the local sights - a relic beautiful plane tree (sycamore), nicknamed by locals "tree-garden".

Nearly half a century ago in the hollow of plane trees located first Native school, which could accommodate at least 15 students. In the first years of Soviet power under the hollow equipped with a "red reading room", and then some time there are small oil mill, until finally, local advocates relics not get that plane, and five of its younger "sisters" but also its age, under guard.