Ishtixon

Ishtikhan was a town of Sogdiana in the Zarafshan valley west of Samarkand. After the Arab conquest of Samarkand, Sogdian rulers moved their seat here. By the tenth century Ishtikhan had a citadel, a fortified town and a suburb, and its markets served the surrounding fields and settlements. The Ishtikhan channel carried water from the Zarafshan to the district.