DUSHANBE, January 31, 2014, Asia-Plus – A meeting of the Steering Committee, chaired by Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda, took place in Dushanbe on January 30 to guide and coordinate the plans for the Hissar 3000th Anniversary Celebrations.
The prime minister ordered relevant ministries and agencies as well the Hissar district administration to speed up the work on repairing central streets in the administrative center of Hissar and improvement of water supply network in the district as well as allocating lands for construction of jubilee facilities in Hissar, said Subhiddin Muhiddinov, a senior consultant, Tajik president’s press service.
According to him, Rasoulzoda also ordered to take adequate measures to inscribe Hissar Castle on the UNSECO World Heritage List.
Hissar Castle functioned from XIV to early XX cc. According to the written sources, Timur”s arsenal located in Hissar and there was the residence of one of the powerful Turkic-Mongol princes. In a later period of the there was the palace of Hissar bek. The Castle consists of four parts: arch-citadels (4250 m2), with the input of Darvoza-Khona, Shuturkhona-“Camel”s house” (12 ha), Askar-Khona “Military barracks” (6.5 ha). The total area of the castle at the foot of the outer perimeter walls is 15 ha. Each part has been circled in a single defensive wall or had additional facilities such as towers. The height of the arch is 80 m. Gate Arch located in the southern facade of the castle was erected in XVIII c. in place of destroyed gates in XIV – XVII cc. The remains were found near the new gates. The input structure is a high portal structure with a width of 4.5 m and height of 16 m, by round towers flanked in both sides. The top of the tower neck was completed with cupolas equipped with loopholes and there was a guardhouse at its bottom.
The site is considered as a cultural heritage of national importance. The staff of Hissar historical and cultural conservancy (established in 14/04/1979) is responsible for the protection of the site. The total area of the site is 20 hectares.
