Istaravshan District (russian: Истаравшанский район) or Nohiya-i Istaravshan ( tg, Ноҳияи Истаравшан), formerly Uroteppa (or Ura-Tyube) District ( tg, Уротеппа, russian: Ура-Тюбе), is a former district in the central part of Sughd Region,

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

, between the border with

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...

to the west and Ghonchi district to the east. Its capital is

Istaravshan Istaravshan ( tg, Истаравшан; fa, استروشن; russian: Истаравшан) is a city in Sughd Province in Tajikistan. In 2000, the Tajik government changed the name of the city from earlier Uroteppa ( tg, Ӯротеппа; ''Ura- ...

(called ''Ura-Tyube'' until 2000). Around 2018, it was merged into the city of Istaravshan.

Administrative divisions

The district was divided administratively into jamoats. They were as follows (and population).

References

Former districts of Tajikistan Sughd Region {{Tajikistan-geo-stub