Spitamen District

Spitamen District
—  District  —
Location of Spitamen District in Tajikistan
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 69.37°E / 40.14972; 69.37Coordinates: 40°8′59″N 69°22′12″E / 40.14972°N 69.37°E / 40.14972; 69.37.

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
Kushtegirmon	6442
Nau	12910
Oqteppa	13879
Tagoyak	12047
Farmonkurgon	6246
Shahraki Nov	23578

References

1. ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
2. ^ Renaming of Nau district to Spitamen district, Parliamentary Resolution No. 460, Majlisi Milli Majlisi Oli, 23 November 2003 (Russian).
3. ^ B. Ghafurov, The Tajiks, Nauka Publ. House, Moscow (1972), pp. 93-97 (Russian).
4. ^ "List of Jamoats". UN Coordination, Tajikistan. http://www.untj.org/files/minutes/Food/List_of_Jamoats.xls. Retrieved April 4, 2009.