Istaravshan is home to the Mugh Fortress, one of the most important historical and cultural monuments of Tajikistan. The castle was built in the Middle Ages for defense and administration. The name comes from the Mugam people who inhabited the area. Mug Castle is located in the mountains surrounding Istaravshan and offers visitors a stunning view. When Istaravshan gained fame during the Bukhara dynasty, the mugham fortress was used as a strategic location for defense and assistance to the surrounding authorities. Unique medieval landmarks, defensive structures and cultural attractions were built inside the castle, which today are an important historical resource of the country. The castle with its antiquity and amazing landscape has become a tourist and historical attraction for Tajik residents and visitors today.

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Hamidul Jura

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Mog Hill is a hill fortress in Istaravshan with a thousand-year history and great importance for studying the periods of Sogdian resistance to foreign civilizations. This place in the archaeological world has the best status available to the archives of the Sughd region of the 8th century. With its restoration and inclusion in the UNESCO registry, the tomb fortress has transformed cultural hostility and a surprising departure from historical thought into an attractive tourist attraction.

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