Spitamen District
| Spitamen District | |
|---|---|
| District | |
 | |
| Country |
 Tajikistan |
| Province | Sughd |
| Capital | Nau |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 98,600 |
| Time zone | TJT (UTC+5) |
Spitamen District is a district in north-central Sughd, Tajikistan, stretching across the province's narrow part from the border with Uzbekistan to the border with Kyrgyzstan. Population 98,600 (2003 data).[1] Formerly called Nau District (Russian: Науский район) or Nov District (Tajik: Nohiya-i Nov, Ноҳияи Нов; Persian: ناحیۀ ناو), it was renamed Spitamen district by a resolution of parliament in November 2003.[2] The district capital is Nau (Tajik: Нов, Nov), located south-west of Khujand at 40°8′59″N 69°22′12″E / 40.14972°N 69.37000°ECoordinates: 40°8′59″N 69°22′12″E / 40.14972°N 69.37000°E.
The district is named after Spitamen who led the Sogdians in a revolt against the forces of Alexander the Great in 329-328 BCE.[3]
Administrative divisions
The district is divided administratively into jamoats. They are as follows (and population).[4]
| Jamoats of Spitamen District | |||||||||||
| Jamoat | Population | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurkat | 21702 | ||||||||||
| Qushtegirmon | 6442 | ||||||||||
| Nau | 12910 | ||||||||||
| Oqteppa | 13879 | ||||||||||
| Taghoyak | 12047 | ||||||||||
| Farmonqurghon | 6246 | ||||||||||
| Shahraki Nov | 23578 | ||||||||||
References
- ↑ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
- ↑ Renaming of Nau district to Spitamen district, Parliamentary Resolution No. 460, Majlisi Milli Majlisi Oli, 23 November 2003 (Russian).
- ↑ B. Ghafurov, The Tajiks, Nauka Publ. House, Moscow (1972), pp. 93-97 (Russian).
- ↑ "List of Jamoats". UN Coordination, Tajikistan. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
