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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. |
Tashkent - the capital of Uzbekistan |
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This is one of the largest cities in Central Asia. Here live about 2 million people. City lies at the northeastern part of the republic, the river valley Chirchik.To the north of Tashkent we can see the snow-covered tops of big and small Chimgan.
Tashkent - one of the ancient cities. Its history counts more than 2 thousand years. The first time name “Tashkent” is mentioned in XI century in the works of Beruniy and Makhmud Kashgari. Tashkent is translated from the Uzbek language “the city of stone”.
In the old city the excellent monuments of the old-Uzbek architecture were preserved: madrassah of Kukeldash and madrassah of Barack- Khan built in XVI century. All around, on curved by-streets and market blocks, occurs eastern fuss. But Tashkent as a modern large city and as an economic center appears behind the picturesque old city.
In the city there are 3 museums, which is worthwhile to visit. They share knowledge about the past of the country, about the traditions and the handicraft craftsmanship of the Uzbek people: museum of history, the museum of applied skill and the museum of depictive art. |
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