Nature · Shahrisabz District
Hisor State Nature Reserve
Juniper mountains at the source of the Kashkadarya, home of the snow leopard
district · Kashkadarya Region
Shahrisabz District
A mountainous district around and east of Shahrisabz city, with the Hisor reserve, the village of Miraki and the Oqsuv and Tankhozdaryo valleys.
Photo: Akobirolmasov diplomat · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Setting and nature
Shahrisabz District was created on 29 September 1926. It borders Kitob District to the north, Tajikistan and Surkhandarya Region to the east, Yakkabog and Qamashi to the south and Chiroqchi to the west. It covers 1,700 km² and had 227,600 inhabitants in 2022. From 1926 to 2017 its centre was Shahrisabz; when the town became a city of regional status in 2017, the centre moved to the village of Chorshanbe.
The district lies at the foot of the Hisor mountains, with an open oasis in the west merging into the Qarshi steppe and high peaks in the east. The Oqsuv, Kashkadarya, Tankhozdaryo, Qizildaryo, Tamshush and Miraki rivers have cut deep gorges, rainfall averages 545 mm a year and juniper covers the slopes.
What to see
The Hisor State Reserve occupies the eastern mountains (closed to tourists since 2015). The foothill village of Miraki is known for its cool climate, and black marble is quarried nearby. The historic monuments of Shahrisabz are just a few kilometres from the district centre.
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Shahrisabz District
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Government offices
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Shahrisabz District Khokimiyat
86 Fusunkor St, Shahrisabz
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Shahrisabz District Public Services Centre
7A T. Malik St, Ziyokor Mahalla, Shahrisabz
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Qarshi City
city · Heir to Nakhshab and Nasaf, a 2,700-year-old regional capital
Shahrisabz City
city · The “green city”, birthplace of Timur
Chiroqchi District
district · A former beglik and the Siypantosh rock art
Dehqonobod District
district · Salt deposits and the western spurs of the Hisor Range
G‘uzor District
district · A caravan crossroads and the Sho‘rtan gas field
Kasbi District
district · Irrigated farming on the Qarshi steppe
Kitob District
district · A foothill oasis with the mildest climate in the region
Ko‘kdala District
district · The region’s youngest district, created in 2022
Koson District
district · An ancient oasis on the lower Kashkadarya
Mirishkor District
district · The western edge of the Qarshi steppe, on the Turkmen border
Muborak District
district · One of the capitals of Uzbekistan’s gas industry
Nishon District
district · The Tallimarjon reservoir and the southern Qarshi steppe
Qamashi District
district · From the Qarshi steppe to the Hisor peaks
Qarshi District
district · The lower Kashkadarya around the regional capital
Yakkabog District
district · Home to Khoja Ilgar, the village where Timur was born