Istaravshan
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Istaravshan (Tajik: Истаравшан; Persian: استروشن; Russian: Истаравшан) is a city in the northern foothills of the Turkistan mountain range in the Ferghana Valley of Tajikistan. It is an old city that is home to the beautiful Abdullatif Madrassah and Mosque. In 2000, the Tajik government changed the name of the city from earlier Uroteppa (Tajik: Ӯротеппа; Ura-Tyube, Russian: Ура-Тюбе).
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Meals for tourists are organized in restaurants and teahouses, which provide national dishes (pilaf, kurutob, shish kebab, beef and lamb shurpa, mastoba, manti, shakarob, sambus and others). Tourist services (transfer, booking, services of guides and guides, accommodation and meals) are provided to tourists by travel companies of the Republic of Tajikistan, which have their branches throughout the country.
Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsIstaravshan does not have an airport, and the main routes to the city are road connections. The city is on the main road connecting Tajikistan's two largest cities, Khujand and Dushanbe. It's 48 km from the Khavast station, 78 km southwest of Khujand, and 268 km from Dushanbe. Istaravshan is one of the largest centers of crafts, in particular, in wood carving, pottery and the manufacture of national leather. Istaravshan has been one of the three centers of artistic embroidery for several centuries. Meals for tourists are organized in restaurants and teahouses, which provide national dishes (pilaf, kurutob, shish kebab, beef and lamb shurpa, mastoba, manti, shakarob, sambus and others). Tourist services (transfer, booking, services of guides and guides, accommodation and meals) are provided to tourists by travel companies of the Republic of Tajikistan, which have their branches throughout the country....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
Istaravshan is one of the largest centers of crafts, in particular, in wood carving, pottery and the manufacture of national leather. Istaravshan has been one of the three centers of artistic embroidery for several centuries. Meals for tourists are organized in restaurants and teahouses, which provide national dishes (pilaf, kurutob, shish kebab, beef and lamb shurpa, mastoba, manti, shakarob, sambus and others). Tourist services (transfer, booking, services of guides and guides, accommodation and meals) are provided to tourists by travel companies of the Republic of Tajikistan, which have their branches throughout the country.
Where to Stay
Tourist services (transfer, booking, services of guides and guides, accommodation and meals) are provided to tourists by travel companies of the Republic of Tajikistan, which have their branches throughout the country.
Money & Budget
Istaravshan is one of the largest centers of crafts, in particular, in wood carving, pottery and the manufacture of national leather. Istaravshan has been one of the three centers of artistic embroidery for several centuries. Meals for tourists are organized in restaurants and teahouses, which provide national dishes (pilaf, kurutob, shish kebab, beef and lamb shurpa, mastoba, manti, shakarob, sambus and others). Tourist services (transfer, booking, services of guides and guides, accommodation and meals) are provided to tourists by travel companies of the Republic of Tajikistan, which have their branches throughout the country.