Spitamen District (Russian: Спитаменский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Спитамен) is a district in north-central Sughd, Tajikistan, stretching across the province’s narrow part from the border with Uzbekistan to the border with Kyrgyzstan. Population 141,600 (2020 est.). Formerly called Nau District (Russian: Науский район) or Nov District (Tajik: Nohiya-i Nov, Ноҳияи Нов; Persian: ناحیۀ ناو), it was renamed Spitamen district by a resolution of parliament in November 2003. The district capital is Navkat, located south-west of Khujand.
The district is named after Spitamen who led the Sogdians in a revolt against the forces of Alexander the Great in 329-328 BCE.
Administrative divisions
The district has an area of about 400 km2 (200 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and six jamoats. They are as follows:
| Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015)[7] |
|---|---|
| Navkat (town) | 16,900[9] |
| Istiqlol | 18,015 |
| Khurramzamin | |
| Kurush | 26,469 |
| Sarband | 8,502 |
| Tagoyak | 16,224 |
| Tursun Uljaboev | 16,874 |