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history, culture and traditions
About UzbekistanCapitaland largest city
Tashkent41°16 N 69°13 E′ ′
Official languages Uzbek
Ethnic groups 81.1% Uzbek 5.4% Russian 4.0% Tajik 3.0% Kazakh 2.5% Karakalpak 1.5% Tatar 2.5% others
Area
• Total 448,978 km2 (56th)
GDP (PPP) 2014
• Total $171.669 billion[9](65th)
• Per capita $5,609[9] (127th)
GDP (nominal) 2014 estimate
• Total $62.619 billion[9](72nd)
• Per capita $2,046[9] (135th)
Gini (2003) 36.8medium · 95th
HDI (2014) 0.675[10]
medium · 114th
History of Uzbekistan
Source: www.manzaratourism.com/gsr_map
Bukhara city is supposed to be founded in the 13th c.B.C. during reign of Siyavushids who came to power 980 years before Alexander the Great.
The name of Bukhara originates from the word "vihara" which means "monastery" in Sanskrit. The city was once a large commercial center on the Great Silk Road.
Bukhara with more than 140 architectural monuments is a "town museum" dating back to the Middle Ages. 2,300 years later, ensembles like the Poi-Kalon, Kos Madras, Ismail Samani Mausoleum and the Kalian Minaret are attracting a lot of attention. The city consists of narrow streets, green parks and gardens, historical and architectural monuments belong to the different epochs, but locate very close to each other.
Samarkand from Sogdian: "Stone Fort" or "Rock Town") is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan and the capital of Samarqand Province The city is
most noted for its central position on the Silk Road between China and the West, and for being an Islamic centre for scholarly study.
Khiva - museum city
Khiva is a city from a fairy-tale. The Center of the Khiva Khanate in the 17th century, it still retained the exotic flavour of a medical Oriental town in the
old part of the city - Ichan-Kala, where all monuments of architecture are located.
Kalta MinorShort Tower
The Longest Tower
Islomkhuja Minaret
“Ichan Qala – Inside Castle”
surrounded by wall
New Urgench (the Capital of Khorezm region)
TASHKENT - CAPITAL CITY OF UZBEKISTAN
Tashkent
Favorable climate conditions
Art and Sport
Art and Sport
Infrastructure
Bread is more important for Uzbek people
Food and cousin
National Clothes
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT UZBEKISTAN
2. Gold reserves of Uzbekistan are ranked fourth in the world after South Africa, the USA and Russia.
3. Uzbekistan is one of the top five global producers of cotton.
1.Uzbekistan is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.
4. Tashkent’s metro has been called one of the most beautiful train stations in the world.
Numonjon Malikov – PhD student of The University of World Economy and [email protected]
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