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| DESTINATIONS ► Uzbekistan ► Ferghana- Pearl of Uzbekistan |
The republic of Uzbekistan (447.000 km2) is located in the desert regions of central Asia. In 1991 Uzbekistan declared about its independence.
Uzbekistan borders with 5 states: Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
Capital : Tashkent.
Official language : Uzbek. Russian is the language of communication.
Population : In Uzbekistan live the representatives of more than 120 nationalities, 75% of them are Uzbeks, 5 %Russians, 5 % Tajiks, 4 %Tatars, 3 % Kazakhs, and also Kyrgyzians, Karakalpaks, Turkmens, Koreans, Ukrainians and Armenians.
Religion : Major portion of the population (about 27 mln.) confesses Islam. In addition to this there are adherents of Christianity, Buddhism and Judaism.
The climate : of Uzbekistan is hot, dry and sharply continental. The north of republic relates to that moderated, the extreme south - to subtropical zones. Warm winter and hot prolonged summer is characteristic for Uzbekistan. Coldest month in the year - January, the hottest - July.
Nature : The large part of the territory of Uzbekistan is occupied with deserts. Southeast of Aral Sea in the valley of Turan stretches desert Kyzyl Kum, which occupies four tenth territories of Uzbekistan and stretches to the adjacent territory of Kazakhstan. It is interrupted only by several residual mountainous areas, which reach height 920 m. To the south from there lies the large steppe landscape, through which flows Amu-Dar'ya. In the east of Uzbekistan lie Turkistan Mountains and foothill landscapes of Tien Shan. |
Ferghana- Pearl of Uzbekistan |
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Ferghana valley is only in its kind place in Central Asia, which nature strikes with the abundance of color from the dark gray sands of central Fergana to the emerald- green cotton fields, from the alpine meadows to the snow-covered summits. The southern part of the valley occupies Ferghana region, on territory of which are located 9 cities of Uzbekistan. City Fergana lies on the south of Ferghana valley. There are no architectural and historical monuments, but suburbs are famous by their beautiful landscapes. Kokand (one of the ancient cities of Uzbekistan) is located in the eastern part of the Ferghana valley. As the most significant and most majestic architectural monument Kokand is considered the palace of the Khudoyar- khan, which was erected in 1871-1873 years by masters from Kokand, Kanibadama, Namangan and Ura -Tyube. Palace leaves on guests’ impression with its facade, which height is 70 meter. |
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