Spitamen District (; ) is a

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in north-central

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, stretching across the province's narrow part from the border with

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to the border with

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. Population 141,600 (2020 est.). 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

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. The district is named after Spitamen who led the

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in a revolt against the forces of

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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:Jamoat-level basic indicators
United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 3 October 2020Spitamen: A land that remembers the history of the nation…
in Tajik

References

Districts of Tajikistan Sughd Region {{Sughd-geo-stub