Districts Subordinate

Nurabad district

Nurabad area district of Republican Subordination in Tajikistan.

The regional center - the settlement of urban type Nurabad, located 135 km east of Dushanbe.

Geography

Nurabad district is located in the Rasht Valley. It has borders with Rasht, on the west - Vahdat and Rogun areas in the east - Tavildara RRS, in the south - Baldzhuvanskim district of Khatlon region.

The territory of the district is 7127.8 Nurabad square. km.

Administrative Division

The structure consists of an area Nurabad smt - Nurabad and 8 rural communities:

History

It was formed January 19, 1936 as Darband area in the Garm region of the Tajik SSR. Prior to 1991, was called Komsomolabadskim area. In 1991 the area was returned to its historical name - Darband. Resolution of the National Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan № 390 dated April 7, 2003 renamed Nurabad area.

In Tajikistan, Russian media also found another version of the Russian name of the region - Nurobodsky area.

Historically, the region was called Darband. In the Middle Ages was located in Darband frontier fortress or a checkpoint. The term "Darband," reflected in the name of the region associated with these concepts and is formed from the words "gift" and "gangs", "ie, "Barrier in the valley." Found in the city fortress served as a border point and at the gorge wall and fortress of Rasht, was a part of natural boundaries and fortifications, the Turks blocked the way of the nomad, raided the Tajik land.

Varzob district • Vahdat District • Hissar district • Jirgatal district •
Nurobod district • Rasht district • Rogun district • Rudaki • Tavildara district •
Tajikabad area • Tursunzade district • Faizabad district • Shakhrinav District