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Tashkent(/tæʃˈkɛnt/), orToshkentinUzbek,is thecapitalandlargest cityofUzbekistan.It is the most populous city inCentral Asia,with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1st 2024. It is located in northeastern Uzbekistan, near the border withKazakhstan.

Before the influence ofIslamin the mid-8th century AD,SogdianandTurkicculture was predominant. AfterGenghis Khandestroyed the city in 1219, it was rebuilt and profited from its location on theSilk Road.From the 18th to the 19th centuries, the city became anindependent city-state,before being re-conquered by theKhanate of Kokand.In 1865, Tashkent fell to theRussian Empire;as a result, it became the capital ofRussian Turkestan.InSoviettimes, it witnessed major growth and demographic changes due toforced deportationsfrom throughout the Soviet Union. Much of Tashkent was destroyed in the1966 Tashkent earthquake,but it was soon rebuilt as a model Soviet city. It was the fourth-largest city in the Soviet Union at the time, afterMoscow,LeningradandKyiv.(Full article...)

TheChirchiq Riverin Khodzhikent

Tashkent Region(Uzbek:Toshkent viloyati, Тошкент вилояти;Russian:Ташкентская область) is aviloyat(region) ofUzbekistan,located in the northeastern part of the country, between theSyr DaryaRiver and theTien ShanMountains. It bordersKyrgyzstan,Tajikistan,Sirdaryo RegionandNamangan Region,as well as the city ofTashkentwhich is a region in its own right, forming an enclave entirely encircled by the territory of Tashkent Region. It covers an area of 15,250 km². The population is estimated 2,975,900 (2021). Its capital is the city ofNurafshon.Other cities areAngren,Olmaliq,Ohangaron,Bekabad,Chirchiq,Gʻazalkent,Keles,Parkent,Yangiabad,andYangiyoʻl.(Full article...)

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