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City in Sughd Province, Tajikistan
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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.
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музей исторического профиля в Истравшане
The museum occupies the building of the former Orthodox Church, built in 1865-1867. It was one of the first brick buildings in the city, along with the governor's house, a school and a number of administrative buildings, all of which are well preserved and adorn one of the central parts of the city, which many residents continue to call the "Russian quarter".
Istaravshan does not have an airport, and the main routes to the city are road connections.
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