A sign welcoming travellers to Isfara.

Isfara (Tajik: Исфара, Perso-Arabic: اسفره) is a city in the Soghd Region in northern Tajikistan. It has a population of around 37,300. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (898x750, 92 KB) Cropped from a photograph on the Tajik Wikipedia. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (898x750, 92 KB) Cropped from a photograph on the Tajik Wikipedia. ... Tajik or Tadjik (тоҷикӣ, تاجیکی, tojikí) is a descendant of the Persian language spoken in Central Asia. ... The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing the Arabic language, which is the language of the Quran, the holy book of Islam. ... Sughd is one of the four provinces (or viloiati) which make up Tajikistan and is located in the northwest of the country. ...

History

Isfara is one of the oldest ancient towns in Central Asia, its first name was Asbara. The town was mentioned in the book of Tabary History in the 10th century. In the 11th-12th centuries, its was developed in the field of economy. Babur (1482-1530) named Isfara a main town of the region. In the 16th century there had been developed the buildings of large houses (mosques, medresehs). In the 17th century Isfara was under the power of Kokand Khanate. Map of Central Asia showing three sets of possible boundaries for the region Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ... Zāhir ud-Dīn Mohammad, commonly known as Bābur (February 14, 1483 – December 26, 1530) (Chaghatay/Persian: ‎ , Hindi: ज़हिर उद-दिन मुहम्मद; also spelled ), was a Muslim Emperor from Central Asia who founded the Mughal dynasty of India. ... The Khanate of Kokand is a formar state in Asia that existed from 1709-1876 within the territory of modern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. ...

Geography

Isfara is situated near the border junction of three independent states Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, at a height of 863m above sea level. Its territory is 832 km².

Economy

About 20 industrial companies of the town produce electric products, chemical and metallurgical products, construction materials, food stuffs and others.

Isfara also famous with its apricot gardens all over the country and abroad.

External links

• Relief International Schools Online Internet Learning Center in Isfara
• Page on Isfara

Coordinates: 40°07′N 70°38′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...