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Tashkent (/tæʃˈkɛnt/ ^ⓘ), also known as Toshkent, is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1, 2024. It is located in northeastern Uzbekistan, near the border with Kazakhstan.

Before the influence of Islam in the mid-8th century AD, Sogdian and Turkic culture was predominant. After Genghis Khan destroyed the city in 1219, it was rebuilt and profited from its location on the Silk Road. From the 18th to the 19th centuries, the city became an independent city-state, before being re-conquered by the Khanate of Kokand. In 1865, Tashkent fell to the Russian Empire; as a result, it became the capital of Russian Turkestan. In Soviet times, it witnessed major growth and demographic changes due to forced deportations from throughout the Soviet Union. Much of Tashkent was destroyed in the 1966 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, after Moscow, Leningrad and Kyiv. (Full article...)

The Chirchiq River in Khodzhikent

Tashkent Region (Uzbek: Toshkent viloyati, Тошкент вилояти; Russian: Ташкентская область) is a viloyat (region) of Uzbekistan, located in the northeastern part of the country, between the Syr Darya River and the Tien Shan Mountains. It borders Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Sirdaryo Region and Namangan Region, as well as the city of Tashkent which 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 of Nurafshon. Other cities are Angren, Olmaliq, Ohangaron, Bekabad, Chirchiq, Gʻazalkent, Keles, Parkent, Yangiabad, and Yangiyoʻl. (Full article...)

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An Uzbek stamp made in honor of Abdulla Qodiriy

Abdulla Qodiriy (April 10, 1894 – October 4, 1938) was an Uzbek playwright, poet, writer, and literary translator. Qodiriy was one of the most influential Uzbek writers of the 20th century. He introduced realism into Uzbek literature through his historical novels and influenced many other Central Asian novelists.

Qodiriy wrote under various pen names, the most renowned being Julqunboy. His early works were influenced by the Jadid movement. Qodiriy was executed during the Great Purge under the leadership of Joseph Stalin. (Full article...)
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The entrance of Tashkent Aviation Production Association

Tashkent Mechanical Plant (TMZ) (Uzbek: Toshkent Mexanika Zavodi), formerly Tashkent Aviation Production Association named after V. P. Chkalov (TAPO or TAPOiCh) (Uzbek: V.P.Chkalov nomli Toshkent aviatsiya ishlab chiqarish birlashmasi) is a leading high-technology company of Uzbekistan, which was originally moved from Russia to the rear of the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan in 1941 during World War II.

The enterprise declared bankruptcy in September 2010 and was planning to end all aircraft production in 2012 with the external management procedure, which was terminated in November 2013 after settling with its creditors in October. (Full article...)
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The Management Development Institute of Singapore in Tashkent (MDIST) is one of the first international university branches to open in Uzbekistan. It was established to meet the high demand for professionals in various fields. It has trained more than 4,500 graduates. (Full article...)
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Mustaqillik Maydoni station

Turkiston station

The Tashkent Metro (Uzbek: Toshkent metropoliteni, Тошкент метрополитени) is the rapid transit system serving the city of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. It was the seventh metro to be built in the former USSR, opening in 1977, and the first metro in Central Asia. Each station is designed around a particular theme, often reflected in the station name.

The Tashkent Metro consists of four lines, operating on 70.4 kilometres (43.74 mi) of route and serving 50 stations. In 2024, the metro carried 270.3 million passengers, which corresponds to a daily average of approximately 741,000 passengers. (Full article...)
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Muhammad Ayub Khan and Alexei Kosygin at Tashkent during the Tashkent negotiations

The Tashkent Declaration was signed between India and Pakistan on 10 January 1966 to resolve the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Peace was achieved on 23 September through interventions by the Soviet Union and the United States, both of which pushed the two warring countries towards a ceasefire in an attempt to avoid any escalation that could draw in other powers. (Full article...)
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An early map of Tashkent from 1865, showing the walls and gates

The Gates of Tashkent, in present-day Uzbekistan, were built around the town at the close of the 10th century, but did not survive to the present. The last gate was destroyed in 1890 as a result of the growth of the city, but some of the districts in Tashkent still bear the names of these gates. (Full article...)
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The Fundamental Library of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences is one of the key parts of "Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan" and plays significant role in development of sciences in the Republic of Uzbekistan. (Full article...)
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The Uzbekistan State Museum of Nature (Uzbek: Tabiat muzeyi) is the oldest museum operating in Uzbekistan. The museum's main purpose is to show the natural beauty of Uzbekistan and to help protect its environment. The museum features chronologically-ordered exhibits and seeks to educate visitors about Uzbekistan's geography through time. (Full article...)
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Tashkent International School (TIS) is an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School located in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan in Central Asia. TIS was founded in 1994 to provide education in English for children of the diplomatic corps, international corporations and local families. (Full article...)
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Location of airport in Uzbekistan

Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport (Uzbek: Islom Karimov nomidagi Toshkent xalqaro aeroporti) (IATA: TAS, ICAO: UTTT) is the main and the busiest international airport in Uzbekistan and the second busiest airport in Central Asia (after Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan) as well as the 8th busiest in the Post-Soviet states. It is located 12 kilometres (6+1⁄2 nautical miles) from the center of Tashkent. It was named after Islam Karimov, the first president of independent Uzbekistan, in office from 1991 until his death in 2016. (Full article...)
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The 1966 Tashkent earthquake (Uzbek: 1966 Toshkent zilzilasi; Uzbek Cyrillic: 1966 Тошкент зилзиласи; Russian: Ташкентское землетрясение 1966 года) occurred on 26 April in the Uzbek SSR. It had a moment magnitude of 5.2 with an epicenter in central Tashkent at a depth of 3–8 kilometers (1.9–5.0 mi). The earthquake caused massive destruction to Tashkent, destroying most of the buildings in the city, killing between 15 and 200 people and leaving between 200,000 and 300,000 homeless. Following the disaster, most of the historic parts of Tashkent had been destroyed and the city was rebuilt, based on Soviet architectural styles. Soviet authorities created an institute of seismology in order to forecast future earthquakes. (Full article...)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the palace in October 2018

Kuksaroy Presidential Palace (Uzbek: Koʻksaroy/Кўксарой, Russian: Куксарой), meaning the Blue Palace in English, is currently the official workplace of the President of Uzbekistan. It is located in the northeastern Mirzo Ulugbek District of Tashkent. (Full article...)
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HK Binokor Tashkent (Uzbek: Xokkey klubi Binokor Toshkent), (Russian: Хоккейный клуб Бинокор Ташкент) is an ice hockey team based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. They played in the lower level Soviet leagues (Pervaya Liga and Vtoraya Liga) from 1971 to 1988. The club was re-founded in 2012 and joined the newly created Uzbekistan Hockey League. (Full article...)
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A Tatra T6B5 tram in Tashkent, 2009.

The Tashkent tramway network (Uzbek: Toshkent tramvayi) formed part of the public transport system in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan. (Full article...)
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Emblem of the Uzbek SSR

The Tashkent Suvorov Military School (TshSVU) (Uzbek: Toshkent Suvorov Harbiy Maktabi; Russian: Ташкент Суворовское военное училище) was a Suvorov Military Academy in the Uzbek SSR and one of such other schools in the former Soviet Union for military cadets. It was designed on the basis of training young adults from ages 14–18 and educating them to be prepared for admission to higher education institutions and to further their knowledge and career in the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union The TshSVU was in existence from 1943 to 1960. It was under the direct command of the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs. (Full article...)
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Location of airport in Uzbekistan

Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport (Uzbek: Islom Karimov nomidagi Toshkent xalqaro aeroporti) (IATA: TAS, ICAO: UTTT) is the main and the busiest international airport in Uzbekistan and the second busiest airport in Central Asia (after Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan) as well as the 8th busiest in the Post-Soviet states. It is located 12 kilometres (6+1⁄2 nautical miles) from the center of Tashkent. It was named after Islam Karimov, the first president of independent Uzbekistan, in office from 1991 until his death in 2016. (Full article...)
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The Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan (Russian: Музей искусств Узбекистана; Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Davlat Sanʼat muzeyi) is the largest national art museum in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan. Its permanent collection contains more than several thousands works, divided among four curatorial departments. The museum was established in 1918 as a "Museum of People University" and renamed as the "Central Arts Museum" later. It was named as the "Tashkent Art Museum" in 1924 and finally the "Museum of Arts of Uzbekistan" in 1935. (Full article...)
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Football Club Bunyodkor (Uzbek: Bunyodkor futbol klubi) is an Uzbek professional football club based in Tashkent that competes in the Uzbekistan Super League.

Bunyodkor, a relatively unknown club at the time, made international headlines when it claimed to be close to signing world-famous Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o, although he did not eventually sign with them. On 25 August 2008, AEK Athens Brazilian superstar Rivaldo announced to the Greek press that he was joining Bunyodkor on a reported $14 million two-year contract. (Full article...)
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The central monument of the park.

Victory Park (Uzbek: G'alaba bog'i; Russian: Парк Победы), also known as the Victory Park Memorial Complex is a park located in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. It was planned in honor of the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. (Full article...)
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The Tashkent–Bukhara high-speed rail line is a 600-kilometre (373 mi) high-speed rail connection between Tashkent and Bukhara, two major cities in Uzbekistan. The route passes through six regions: Tashkent, Sirdaryo, Jizzakh, Samarqand, Navoiy, and Bukhara in Uzbekistan. Trains operate daily under the brand name Afrosiyob (named after Afrasiyab). The line originally ran from Tashkent to Samarqand, but an extension to Bukhara went into operation on 25 August 2016. Travel from Tashkent to Bukhara, a distance of 600 km (373 mi), now takes 3 hours and 20 minutes instead of 7 hours. (Full article...)
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Joint-Stock Commercial Aloqabank (Aloqabank, Russian: Акционерно-коммерческий «Алокабанк», Uzbek: Aksiyadorlik Tijorat "Aloqabank", Акциядорлик Тижорат "Алоқабанк") is an Uzbek banking and financial services company headquartered in Tashkent.

Aloqabank was founded under the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 502 on October, 12th in 1994. (Full article...)
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The Academic Lyceum of Westminster International University in Tashkent (ALWIUT) is an academic, pre-university educational institution in the Republic of Uzbekistan which conducts its activities in close cooperation with Westminster International University in Tashkent in compliance with the requirements of the education standards of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The Lyceum provides enhanced education in such disciplines as English, mathematics, and informatics. Second-year students have the opportunity to combine their lyceum studies with a Certificate of International Foundation Studies course validated by Westminster International University in Tashkent. Those who finish the course successfully can be directly enrolled in one of the bachelor's programs offered there. (Full article...)
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Pakhtakor Football Club (Uzbek: Paxtakor futbol klubi) is an Uzbek professional football club, based in the capital city of Tashkent, that competes in the Uzbekistan Super League. Pakhtakor is often considered the most successful football club in Uzbekistan.

Pakhtakor was the only Uzbek club to play in the top-level Soviet football league and the only Central Asian club to appear in a Soviet Cup final. Playing in the Uzbek League since 1992, the club has been the undisputed powerhouse in Uzbekistan since the fall of the Soviet Union, winning fourteen Uzbek League titles, including six in a row from 2002 to 2007. Pakhtakor also won seven consecutive domestic cups between 2001 and 2007, winning eleven cups in total. Players from the club have won Uzbek footballer of the Year honours eight times, and Pakhtakor teammates swept the top three spots in 2002. Club managers have been named Uzbek coach of the year twice. (Full article...)
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The emblem of the National University of Uzbekistan

National University of Uzbekistan (NUUz; Uzbek: Mirzo Ulugʻbek nomidagi Oʻzbekiston milliy universiteti, OʻzMU) is a public research university located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. NUUz is the oldest and largest university in Uzbekistan.

The National University of Uzbekistan is named after Mirzo Ulugbek. NUUz professors and teaching staff work with modern materials and science and have relationships with the world's most distinguished scientific schools. (Full article...)
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Conglomerate from the riverbed of the Isfayramsoy river in the geological park of the museum.

The Museum of Geology in Tashkent, Uzbekistan is a geology museum that shows and represents the wealth of mineral and geological resources in Uzbekistan, including valuable stones, minerals and archaeological and paleontological findings. (Full article...)

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Image 1Abdulla Qodirii station (from Tashkent Metro)
Image 2Coinage of Chach circa 625-725 CE (from Tashkent)
Image 3General view of the Chorsu Bazaar building (from Chorsu Bazaar)
Image 4Gafur Gulom station (from Tashkent Metro)
Image 5Japanese Gardens in Tashkent (from Tashkent)
Image 6Embassy of Uzbekistan in London (from United Kingdom–Uzbekistan relations)
Image 7Passengers of "a science train" - the scientists who have gone to Tashkent to work at the first state university of Central Asia. (from National University of Uzbekistan)
Image 8The main facade of the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God (from Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin, Tashkent)
Image 9Turkiston station (from Tashkent Metro)
Image 10Shota Rustaveli memorial in Uzbekistan (from Shota Rustaveli Street, Tashkent)
Image 11Ilyushin Il-114 of Uzbekistan Airways at Tashkent International Airport (from Tashkent International Airport)
Image 12Fayaz Tepe Buddha with Monks, 2nd cent CE (original) (from State Museum of History of Uzbekistan)
Image 13c. 1865 (from Tashkent)
Image 14Alisher Usmanov with Vladimir Putin. (from Tashkent)
Image 15Badamzar station (from Tashkent Metro)
Image 16Selling spices at Chorsu Bazaar (from Chorsu Bazaar)
Image 17Tashkent and vicinity, satellite image Landsat 5, 2010-06-30 (from Tashkent)
Image 18Embassy of the United Kingdom in Tashkent (from United Kingdom–Uzbekistan relations)
Image 19Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-223 aircraft at Tashkent International Airport (from Tashkent International Airport)
Image 20Museum of Applied Arts (from Tashkent)
Image 21Tashkent, 1917 (from Tashkent)
Image 22Douglas DC-8 of Scandinavian Airlines pictured is a stopover in Tashkent in the Uzbek SSR (from Tashkent International Airport)
Image 23A downtown street in 2012 (from Tashkent)
Image 24Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theatre (from Tashkent)
Image 25The Hotel Uzbekistan, which opened in 1974 (from Tashkent)
Image 26Coats of arms of Tashkent, 1909 (from Tashkent)
Image 27Amir Timur Street in 2006 (from Tashkent)
Image 28Parking (from Tashkent International Airport)
Image 29A classical design of Kosmonavtlar station built in 1984 (from Tashkent Metro)
Image 30Inside a Tashkent Metro station (from Tashkent)
Image 31Maksim Shatskikh, a striker for the Uzbekistan national football team, is from Tashkent. (from Tashkent)
Image 32Kukeldash Madrasa inner yard (from Tashkent)
Image 33Uzbekistan Airways Boeing 757-200 aircraft at Tashkent International Airport (from Tashkent International Airport)
Image 34Residential towers (from Tashkent)
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Monument for the Alexander Pushkin at Shota Rustaveli street
(from Shota Rustaveli Street, Tashkent)
Image 36Silver Dirham of Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid minted in Tashkent (Mad'an al-Shash) in 190 AH (805/806 CE) (from Tashkent)
Image 37Yunusobod station (from Tashkent Metro)
Image 38Towing tractors at Tashkent International Airport (from Tashkent International Airport)
Image 39A new train Moskva at newly opened station Do'stlik-2 (from Tashkent Metro)
Image 40A classical Soviet-style Kosmonavtlar station built in 1980-s. (from Tashkent Metro)
Image 41Tashkent Metro Tokenlari (from Tashkent Metro)
Image 42Zangi ata shrine (from Tashkent)
Image 43Boeing 787 of Uzbekistan Airways in Tashkent International Airport (from Tashkent International Airport)
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Shota Rustaveli street in Tashkent
(from Shota Rustaveli Street, Tashkent)
Image 45Ambassadors from Chaganian (central figure, inscription of the neck), and Chach (modern Tashkent) to king Varkhuman of Samarkand. 648-651 CE, Afrasiyab murals, Samarkand. (from Tashkent)
Image 46The Courage Monument (Jasorat) in Tashkent on a 1979 Soviet stamp. In the background: the Friendship of the Peoples Museum building (since 1996—Museum of Olympic Glory) (from Tashkent)
Image 47Tashkent International Airport Terminal 2 (from Tashkent International Airport)
Image 48Alisher Navoiy station (from Tashkent Metro)
Image 49Tashkent Metro Map as of April 2023 (from Tashkent Metro)
Image 50Bread sellers at the Chorsu Bazaar (from Chorsu Bazaar)
Image 51Uzbekistan Airways Ilyushin Il-62M aircraft at Tashkent International Airport (from Tashkent International Airport)
Image 52Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was built by the Russian Orthodox Church in Tashkent. (from Tashkent)
Image 53Prince Romanov Palace (from Tashkent)
Image 54A statue commemorating Taras Shevchenko (from Tashkent)
Image 551966: earthquake and subsequent redevelopment (from Tashkent)
Image 56Tashkent International Airport control tower (from Tashkent International Airport)
Image 57Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theatre (from Tashkent)
Image 58Barak khan madrasa, Shaybanids, 16th century (from Tashkent)
Image 59Tashkent International Airport Terminal 3 building (from Tashkent International Airport)
Image 60Tashkent c. 1910 (from Tashkent)
Image 61Alumnus of The First Central Asian State University (from National University of Uzbekistan)
Image 62Shahriston station (from Tashkent Metro)
Image 63A train in a Tashkent Metro station (from Tashkent Metro)
Image 64Tashkent International Airport duty-free shops (from Tashkent International Airport)
Image 65Bread vendor in a market street of Tashkent (from Tashkent)

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v t e Tashkent
	Landmarks	Gates of Tashkent
	Districts	Bektemir Chilanzar Yashnobod Mirobod Mirzo Ulugbek Olmazar Sergeli Shaykhontohur Uchtepa Yakkasaray Yunusabad

v t e Tashkent Region
Capital: Tashkent
Districts and seats	Bekabad District (Zafar) Bostanliq District (Gazalkent) Buka District (Buka) Qibray District (Qibray) Ohangaron District (Ohangaron) Oqqurgan District (Oqqurgan) Chinaz District (Chinaz) Parkent District (Parkent) Piskent District (Piskent) Quyi Chirchiq District (Dustobod) Orta Chirchiq District (Toytepa) Yangiyol District (Gulbakhor) Yukori Chirchiq District (Yangibozor) Zangiata District (Keles)
Other towns	Angren Bekabad Chirchiq Olmaliq Yangiabad Yangiyo‘l