Istaravshan (; ) is a city in Sughd Province in Tajikistan. In 2000, the Tajik government changed the name of the city from Uroteppa (; Ura-Tyube, ).
The city lies in the northern foothills of the Turkistan mountain range, 78 kilometers southwest of Khujand, on the main road connecting Tajikistan's two largest cities, Khujand and Dushanbe. Bordered by Uzbekistan in the north and west, and Kyrgyzstan in the east, Istaravshan's administrative area encompasses 1,830 square kilometers and a population of 273,500 people. Most of them (76%) live in the outlying countryside.
Climate
Istaravshan has a continental Mediterranean climate (Köppen Dsa). The average annual temperature in Istaravshan is . There is more rainfall in winter than in summer, and about of precipitation falls annually.
Subdivisions
thumb|Gourd from Istaravchan, Tajikistan, 10th century CE, [[National Museum of Tajikistan.]]
thumb|Vase with Kufic inscription al-Yumn (Felicity), 10-11th century CE, Istaravchan, Tajikistan, [[National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan (941-1442)]]
Before ca. 2018, Istaravshan was the seat of Istaravshan District, which covered the rural part of the present city of Istaravshan. The city of Istaravshan covers Istaravshan proper and ten jamoats.
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