Spitamen District
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 Location of Spitamen District in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 40°09′N 69°22′E / 40.150°N 69.367°E | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Sughd Region |
| Capital | Navkat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 400 km2 (200 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 141,600 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (TJT) |
| Official languages | |
Spitamen District (Russian: Спитаменский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Спитамен) 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.[3] Population 141,600 (2020 est.).[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.[4] The district capital is Navkat, located south-west of Khujand.
The district is named after Spitamen who led the Sogdians in a revolt against the forces of Alexander the Great in 329-328 BCE.[5]
- ^ a b "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ 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 (in Russian).
- ^ B. Ghafurov, The Tajiks, Nauka Publ. House, Moscow (1972), pp. 93-97 (in Russian).