Was the central
town of Hissar valley, named in manuscripts as Historical
Shodmon. Hissar Fortress and the town had been settled
from VI BC to mid of XIX. It was main administrative,
political and economical centers of Hissar valley.
The total area is 28 ha, surrounded by one defensive
wall. Fortress-citadel consists of three parts and
is located on the natural hill. Hissar fortress from
the epoch of Timur and Timurids was considered as
the center of Eastern Bukhara, where the representative
of Tsar dynasty (son or brother of Bukhara Ruler)
was in reign.
Finding from Hissar. Ceramic ware III BC. - III-IV
AC. IX-XII AC
On the basis of revealed and reconstructed architectural monuments
in 1978, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Tajikistan
has organized a Hissar historical and cultural preserve. Materials
are kept in the fund of Institute of History at Academy of
Sciences, Republic of Tajikistan and Hissar historical and
cultural preserve.