Isfara

Isfara

Исфара اسفره
Isfara Исфара اسفره
	A sign welcoming travellers to Isfara
	Isfara
	Coordinates: 40°07′N 70°38′E / 40.117°N 70.633°E
Country	Tajikistan
Region	Sughd Region
Incorporated	1933
Government
• Mayor	Dilshod Rasulzoda
Area
• City	832 km2 (321 sq mi)
Elevation	863 m (2,831 ft)
Population (2020)
• City	274,000
• Urban	51,700
Time zone	UTC+5
Postcode	735920
Official languages	Russian (Interethnic); Tajik (State);
Website	http://isfara.tj

Isfara (Tajik: Исфара Persian: اسفره; Russian: Исфара) is a city in Sughd Region in northern Tajikistan, situated on the border with Kyrgyzstan. The city was the seat of the former Isfara District.

There are currently territorial disputes between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan over the area of Isfara Valley.^[3]

^ "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
^ "Central Asia :: Kyrgyzstan". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.