The village of Hisor is the administrative center of the Hisor district of the Republic of Tajikistan. It is located in the Central part of the Hisor valley, 18 kilometers West of the outskirts of the capital of the Republic – Dushanbe. North of the village of Hisor is the Central interstate highway Dushanbe-Termez, linking Tajikistan with Uzbekistan.
For the first time the word ” Hisor “, as the name of a settlement, city or administrative center is mentioned in the 11th century. Then this word denoted the settlement, where the state troops were located, and the craft developed. In ancient times, the city was the center of the most independent part of the Samanid state.
The former residence of Bek, the Governor of Bukhara Emir, is located 26 km West of the capital. The fortress with walls 1 m thick, with loopholes for guns and cannons was guarded by guards. Inside there was a swimming pool and a garden. The main entrance was reached by large staircases and terraces lined with brick. To this day, unfortunately, they have not survived, as, indeed, the entire building of the Palace. The only thing that remains of the fortress is a monumental gate of burnt brick with two cylindrical towers, between which there is a pointed arch, so most of the gates of Bukhara were built in the 18th-19th centuries. But even this fragment today looks very majestic and impressive.
