Spitamen District


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 141,600. Formerly called Nau District or Nov District, it was renamed Spitamen district by a resolution of parliament in November 2003. 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.

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about and is divided administratively into one town and six jamoats. They are as follows:
JamoatPopulation
Navkat 16,900
Istiqlol18,015
Khurramzamin
Kurush26,469
Sarband8,502
Tagoyak16,224
Tursun Uljaboev16,874