"temple and type-bull connected with the Manichaean religion. The residential area, industrial workshops, big monumental caravanserai and bazaar squares were discovered in the period of Shahristan III. This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on 18 January 2008, in the Cultural category. Kanka, Uzbekistan The site of ancient settlement at Kanka, Uzbekistan, is located in 80 km southeast of Tashkent, in the southeastern outskirts of the Eltamgali settlement. It is one of the large, ancient city centers of the Tashkent oasis. Kanka is the first capital of the Chach state, a small estate of Kanguy. Monumental"
"Tashkent Tashkent (; , ""Тошкент"", تاشكېنت, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan, as well as the most populated city in ex-Soviet Central Asia (though the larger urban centers of Urumqi in China and Kabul in Afghanistan lie well within the geographic region of Central Asia) with a population in 2018 of 2,485,900. It is located in the north-east of the country close to the Kazakhstan border. Tashkent was influenced by the Sogdian and Turkic cultures in its early history, before Islam in the 8th century AD. After its destruction by Genghis Khan in 1219, the"
"Peter Odemwingie and Vassilis Hatzipanagis were born in the city. Cyclist Djamolidine Abdoujaparov was born in the city, while tennis player Denis Istomin was raised there. Akgul Amanmuradova and Iroda Tulyaganova are notable female tennis players from Tashkent. Gymnasts Alina Kabayeva and Israeli Olympian Alexander Shatilov were also born in the city. Former world champion and Israeli Olympic bronze medalist sprint canoer in the K-1 500 m event Michael Kolganov was also born in Tashkent. Tashkent is twinned with: Museum of Fine Arts Tashkent Tashkent (; , ""Тошкент"", تاشكېنت, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan,"
"hectares of land, and in addition to the main stadium, it has seven more modern fields. The complex also houses a youth football school, a swimming pool and other sports facilities, as well as other infrastructure facilities. In the evening, the stadium facade is illuminated by a lighting system called the ""Flame of the East."" Milliy Stadium The Milliy Stadium (Uzbek: ""Milliy stadioni""; Russian: ""Стадион Миллий"") is a football stadium in the city of Tashkent — the capital of Uzbekistan. Located in Chilanzar District of Tashkent, on Bunyodkor Avenue. It seats 34,000 spectators, thus becoming the second largest stadium in"
"Chess Champion in 2004. Other popular sports in Uzbekistan include basketball, judo, team handball, baseball, taekwondo, and futsal. General information Media Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, , , , ), officially also the Republic of Uzbekistan () (), is a landlocked country—the only doubly landlocked one (i.e. surrounded solely by other landlocked countries)—in Central Asia and one of only two anywhere in the world. The sovereign state is a secular, unitary constitutional republic, comprising 12 provinces, one autonomous republic, and a capital city. Uzbekistan is bordered by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast;"
"Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, , , , ), officially also the Republic of Uzbekistan () (), is a landlocked country—the only doubly landlocked one (i.e. surrounded solely by other landlocked countries)—in Central Asia and one of only two anywhere in the world. The sovereign state is a secular, unitary constitutional republic, comprising 12 provinces, one autonomous republic, and a capital city. Uzbekistan is bordered by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest. What is now Uzbekistan was in ancient times part of the Iranian-speaking"
"Milliy Stadium The Milliy Stadium (Uzbek: ""Milliy stadioni""; Russian: ""Стадион Миллий"") is a football stadium in the city of Tashkent — the capital of Uzbekistan. Located in Chilanzar District of Tashkent, on Bunyodkor Avenue. It seats 34,000 spectators, thus becoming the second largest stadium in Uzbekistan after the Pakhtakor Stadium, which seats 35,000 spectators. It is the home arena of the FC Bunyodkor and Uzbekistan national football team. From its opening in September 2012 until June 2018, the stadium was called “Bunyodkor Stadium”. In June 2018, the stadium was renamed “Milliy”, which translated from Uzbek language means “National”, that is,"
"Uzbekistan and beyond. Locomotive fleet consists of a series of soviet-made locomotives 2TE10L, 2TE10U, 2M62U also have several locomotives made in China. Shunting locomotives include Soviet-made TEM2, TEM2U, CME3. Currently under construction railway Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran and Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan. Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; , ), formerly known as Turkmenia, officially the Republic of Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north and east, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ashgabat is the capital and largest city. The population of the country is"
"environment is the significant seismic activity that dominates much of the country. Indeed, much of Uzbekistan's capital city, Tashkent, was destroyed in a major earthquake in 1966, and other earthquakes have caused significant damage before and since the Tashkent disaster. The mountain areas are especially prone to earthquakes. Uzbekistan's climate is classified as continental, with hot summers and cool winters. Summer temperatures often surpass ; winter temperatures average about , but may fall as low as . Most of the country also is quite arid, with average annual rainfall amounting to between and occurring mostly in winter and spring. Between"
"(singular - ""viloyat""), 1 autonomous republic* (""respublikasi""), and 1 city** (""shahri""): ""note:"" administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions and alternate spellings have the administrative center name following in parentheses) AsDB, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, ECO, ESCAP, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, SCO, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, UNWTO, WTO (observer) Politics of Uzbekistan The Republic of Uzbekistan is a presidential constitutional republic, whereby the President of Uzbekistan is both head of state and head of government."
"by the 1980s.) On April 26, 1966, Tashkent was destroyed by an earthquake and over 300,000 were left homeless. At the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Tashkent was the fourth largest Soviet city and a major center of learning in the fields of science and engineering. As the nation's capital, Tashkent is still a fairly prosperous city and the capital of Uzbekistan and has a population of the city in 2006 was 2.1 million. The city has been the target of several terrorist acts since gaining independence. These have been attributed by the Uzbek the"
"Yashnobod Yashnobod (former Hamza) is one of 11 districts (""tuman"") of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The district was established in 1968 with name Khamza district. It is an eastern district, and borders with the ""tuman"" of Mirzo Ulugbek, Yunusabad, Mirobod and Bektemir, as well as with Tashkent Province. Out of 365 streets, the main ones are Istiklol Street, Taraqqiyot Street, Fargona Yuli Street, Tashkent Ring Road, Zharkurgan Street, Yashnobod and Akhangaran Highway. The district has the Uzbekistan line metro station Mashinasozlar and Do‘stlik, which is the largest freight railway station in Tashkent (Product code 722400). In the end of"
"August 2014, the district was renamed to ""Yashnobod"". Yashnobod Yashnobod (former Hamza) is one of 11 districts (""tuman"") of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The district was established in 1968 with name Khamza district. It is an eastern district, and borders with the ""tuman"" of Mirzo Ulugbek, Yunusabad, Mirobod and Bektemir, as well as with Tashkent Province. Out of 365 streets, the main ones are Istiklol Street, Taraqqiyot Street, Fargona Yuli Street, Tashkent Ring Road, Zharkurgan Street, Yashnobod and Akhangaran Highway. The district has the Uzbekistan line metro station Mashinasozlar and Do‘stlik, which is the largest freight railway station in"
"the largest U.S. investor in Uzbekistan - it was also the first major Western investment in the region since the breakup of the Soviet Union). Uzbekistan expropriated the company’s assets in 2006 and by 2007 had taken full ownership of the mine. Zarafshan Airport is served by Uzbekistan Airlines with direct daily flights to and from Tashkent. Zarafshan Zarafshan (; ; ) is a city of over 68,000 inhabitants (2009) in the center of Uzbekistan's Navoiy Region. Located in the Kyzylkum desert, it receives water from the Amudarya by a 220-km pipeline. Zarafshan is called ""the gold capital of Uzbekistan""."
"Tashkent Metro The Tashkent Metro () is the rapid transit system serving the city of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. It is one of only two subway systems currently operating in Central Asia (the other one being the Almaty Metro). It was the seventh metro to be built in the former USSR, opening in 1977. Its stations are among the most ornate in the world. Unlike most of the ex-Soviet metros, the system is shallow (similar to the Minsk Metro). The Tashkent Metro consists of three lines, operating on of route and serving 29 stations. In 2013, the metro carried"
"capital is the city of Andijan. The climate is a typically continental climate with extreme differences between winter and summer temperatures. Natural resources include deposits of petroleum, natural gas, ozokerite and limestone. As with other regions of Uzbekistan, it is famous for its very sweet melons and watermelons, but cultivation of crops can be accomplished exclusively on irrigated lands. Main agriculture includes cotton, cereal, viticulture, cattle raising and vegetable gardening. Industry includes metal processing, chemical industry, light industry, food processing. The first automobile assembly plant in Central Asia was opened in Asaka in Andijan Region by the Uzbek-Korean joint venture,"
"to transfer between them. The government of Uzbekistan is planning to relocate Tashkent Airport to a new site by 2030. Tashkent International Airport Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport ( – ) is the main international airport of Uzbekistan and the 3rd busiest airport in Central Asia (after Almaty International Airport and Astana International Airport in Kazakhstan). It is located from the center of Tashkent. This ICAO Category II airport is the primary hub of Uzbekistan Airways, and is the largest international airport in Uzbekistan, and the busiest in Central Asia. The airport comprises two terminals: Terminal 2 receives international flights,"
"brain drain of ethnic Russians in Uzbekistan. The displacement of the Russian-speaking population from the industrial sphere, science and education has weakened these spheres. As a result of this emigration, participation in Russian cultural centers like the State Academy Bolshoi Theatre in Uzbekistan has seriously declined. In the capital Tashkent, statues of the leaders of the Russian Revolution were taken down and replaced with local heroes like Timur, and urban street names in the Russian style were Uzbekified. In 1995, Uzbekistan ordered the Uzbek alphabet changed from a Russian-based Cyrillic script to a modified Latin alphabet, and in 1997, Uzbek"
"present western Uzbekistan, southwestern Kazakhstan and much of Turkmenistan before Russian arrival at the second half of the 19th century. In 1873, the Khanate of Khiva was much reduced in size and became a Russian protectorate. Following the Russian Revolution of 1917, Khiva had a revolution too, and in 1920 the Khanate was replaced by the Khorezm People’s Soviet Republic. In 1924, the area was formally incorporated into the Soviet Union and today is largely a part of Karakalpakstan and Xorazm Province in Uzbekistan. See Khwarezm, the former name of the region. After the capital was moved to Khiva, Khwarezm"
"were born in 2017. Nearly 8.400 people died in the same period. The crude death rate is 4,7‰. The natural growth rate is +31 thousand, or 17,2‰. The median age was 27.7 years old in 2017, which is younger than the rest of Uzbekistan (median age of 28.5 countrywide). Men are 27.1 years old, while women are 28.2 years old. Other than the capital Nukus, large cities include Xojeli (Russian: ), Taxiatosh (), Shimbai (), Konirat () and Moynaq (), a former Aral Sea port now completely dried up according to NASA. The economy of the region used to be"
"exceeds 1,2 million. Nowadays, state keeps controlling shareholder power at few major industrial enterprises of the country. The Tashkent Stock Exchange is a member of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges. Tashkent Stock Exchange Tashkent Stock Exchange is the major securities trading platform and the only corporate securities exchange in Uzbekistan. It was founded by government in 1994 as an open joint stock company, located in the capital of Uzbekistan - Tashkent. It has a license for the exchange activity given by State committee of competition and regulated under the Laws of Uzbekistan on exchanges (1992), on joint stock companies"
"JAR Stadium JAR Stadium is a football stadium, located in the capital of Uzbekistan, in Tashkent. It is part of the JAR Sport Complex. The stadium seats 8,500 spectators. JAR Stadium opened in 1998. It was renovated in 2005. At the end of 2008, when the MHSK Stadium was demolished, the Bunyodkor football club temporarily moved to the Jar Stadium, and even after building its new Bunyodkor Stadium (now Milliy Stadium) in 2013, the club held some home matches at this stadium the end of 2015. In 2012, during the renovation of the Pakhtakor Stadium, at this stadium, Pakhtakor played"
"when government troops fired into crowds of protesters killing 187 according to official reports and estimates of several hundred by unofficial and witness accounts. Tashkent, the nation's capital and largest city, has a three-line rapid transit system built in 1977, and expanded in 2001 after ten years' independence from the Soviet Union. Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are currently the only two countries in Central Asia with a subway system. It is promoted as one of the cleanest systems in the former Soviet Union. The stations are exceedingly ornate. For example, the station ""Metro Kosmonavtov"" built in 1984 is decorated using a"
"and engineering. Due to the 1966 earthquake and the Soviet redevelopment, little architectural heritage has survived of Tashkent's ancient history. Few structures mark its significance as a trading point on the historic Silk Road. Tashkent is the capital of and the most cosmopolitan city in Uzbekistan. It was noted for its tree-lined streets, numerous fountains, and pleasant parks, at least until the tree-cutting campaigns initiated in 2009 by the local government. Since 1991, the city has changed economically, culturally, and architecturally. New development has superseded or replaced icons of the Soviet era. The largest statue ever erected for Lenin was"
"Turkiston Palace Turkiston Palace () is an arts venue in the capital city of Tashkent in Uzbekistan. It was opened on the initiative of the President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov in 1993 in honor of the second anniversary of the Independence of Uzbekistan. The building of the Palace, prior to Uzbek independence, lacked funding for many years and was in a state of ""long-term construction"". On March 30, 1993, by resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, it was decided to name the new Palace ""Turkiston"". In January 2004, the palace was placed under the jurisdiction"
"Uzbek President Islam Karimov, who was hospitalized during the anniversary, would pass away in Tashkent the next day. Karimov's annual independence day speech was read on TV by a presenter. On the eve of the 27th anniversary of independence in 2018, government authorities for the first time decided not impose restrictions on the admission of citizens of Tajikistan at the border crossings. Independence Day (Uzbekistan) Independence Day () is an official national holiday in Uzbekistan, celebrated on the first of September. fireworks, concerts, competitions, military parades, and wreath laying ceremonies are held in Tashkent during the independence day celebrations. In"
"replaced with a globe, featuring a geographic map of Uzbekistan. Buildings from the Soviet era have been replaced with new modern buildings. The ""Downtown Tashkent"" district includes the 22-story NBU Bank building, an Intercontinental Hotel, the International Business Center, and the Plaza Building. The Tashkent Business district is a special district, established for the development of small, medium and large businesses in Uzbekistan. In 2007, Tashkent was named a ""cultural capital of the Islamic world"" by ""Moscow News"", as the city has numerous historic mosques and significant Islamic sites, including the Islamic University. Tashkent holds the Samarkand Kufic Quran, one"
"Soviet of Uzbekistan reluctantly approved independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Karimov became president of the Republic of Uzbekistan. On August 31, 1991, Uzbekistan declared independence, marking September 1 as a national holiday. Dissident Islamist and anti-Soviet Central Asians fled to Afghanistan, British India, and to the Hijaz in Saudi Arabia. The last Emir of Bukhara Mohammed Alim Khan fled to Afghanistan. The Islamist Uzbek As-Sayyid Qāsim bin Abd al-Jabbaar Al-Andijaani(السيد قاسم بن عبد الجبار الأنديجاني) was born in Fergana valley's Andijan city in Turkestan (Central Asia). He went to British India was educated at Darul Uloom Deoband, and"
"of the Tashkent City Administration, and in February 2017, the Palace was transferred to the Ministry of Culture of Uzbekistan. It is the main venue for various public events including state holidays. Also, the embassies of many foreign countries hold national and cultural events, conferences, exhibitions, and contests in the palace. It has two main theatrical halls, the Winter Hall, and the Summer Amphitheater, each being made for the winter and summer respectively. Turkiston Palace Turkiston Palace () is an arts venue in the capital city of Tashkent in Uzbekistan. It was opened on the initiative of the President of"
"power from Samarkand to Bukhara. The region was split into three states: Khanate of Khiva, Khanate of Kokand, and Emirate of Bukhara. It was gradually incorporated into the Russian Empire during the 19th century, with Tashkent becoming the political center of Russian Turkestan. In 1924, after national delimitation, the constituent republic of the Soviet Union known as the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic was created. Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, it declared independence as the Republic of Uzbekistan on 31 August 1991. Uzbekistan has a diverse cultural heritage due to its storied history and strategic location. Its first major"
"Uzbekistan national football team The Uzbekistan national football team (Uzbek: ""Oʻzbekiston milliy futbol terma jamoasi)"" represents Uzbekistan in association football and is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan's home ground is Milliy Stadium in Tashkent and their current head coach is Hector Cúper. Uzbekistan has never qualified to the final stages of the World Cup, but the team have qualified to every AFC Asian Cup since its declaration of independence. In the Asian Cup in 2011, the Uzbekistan national team reached the semi-finals of the tournament. Uzbekistan won the Gold Medal in"
"Zarafshan Zarafshan (; ; ) is a city of over 68,000 inhabitants (2009) in the center of Uzbekistan's Navoiy Region. Located in the Kyzylkum desert, it receives water from the Amudarya by a 220-km pipeline. Zarafshan is called ""the gold capital of Uzbekistan"". It is home of the Navoi Mining & Metallurgy Combinat's Central Mining Administration, charged with mining and processing gold from the nearby Muruntau open-pit mine. Between 1995 and 2006 the Muruntau gold mining and processing operation was run by the Zarafshan-Newmont Joint Venture, a foreign direct investment by Newmont Mining Corporation of Denver, Colorado (at the time"
"Fergana Fergana (, فەرغانە; , ""Farğona/Farƣona""; ""Farġāna/Farqâna""; ), or Ferghana, is the capital of Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan. Fergana is about 420 km east of Tashkent, about 75 km west of Andijan, and less than 20 km from the Kyrgyzstan border. While the area has been populated for thousands of years, the modern city was founded in 1876. The fertile Fergana Valley was an important conduit on the Silk Roads (more precisely the North Silk Road), which connected the ancient Chinese capital of Xi'an to the west over the Wushao Ling Mountain Pass to Wuwei and emerging in Kashgar"