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  2. History of Uzbekistan - Wikipedia

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    History of Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia. It is itself surrounded by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast; Afghanistan to the south, Turkmenistan to the south-west. Its capital and largest city is Tashkent.

  3. List of Uzbeks - Wikipedia

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    Raʼno Abdullayeva, prominent leader of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan; Islam Karimov, first President of Uzbekistan; Shavkat Mirziyoyev, current President of Uzbekistan; Muhammad Yunus Nawandish, was the Mayor of Kabul from after his appointment by Afghan President Hamid Karzai in January 2010; Abdul Rashid Dostum, former Afghan warlord of ...

  4. Ulugh Beg - Wikipedia

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    The crater, Ulugh Beigh, on the Moon, was named after him by the German astronomer Johann Heinrich von Mädler on his 1830 map of the Moon. 2439 Ulugbek, a main-belt asteroid which was discovered on 21 August 1977 by N. Chernykh at Nauchnyj, was named after him. The dinosaur Ulughbegsaurus was named after him in 2021.

  5. Samarkand - Wikipedia

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    Samarkand is the capital of Samarqand Region and a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlements Kimyogarlar, Farhod and Khishrav. [ 2 ] With 551,700 inhabitants (2021), [ 3 ] it is the third-largest city of Uzbekistan. There is evidence of human activity in the area of the city dating from the late Paleolithic Era.

  6. List of World Heritage Sites in Uzbekistan - Wikipedia

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    There are several outstanding structures such as the Djuma Mosque, the mausoleums and the madrasas and the two magnificent palaces built at the beginning of the 19th century by Alla-Kulli-Khan. [6] Historic Centre of Bukhara. Bukhara Region 40°10′N 63°40′E  /  40.167°N 63.667°E  / 40.167; 63.667. 602 Cultural:

  7. Bibi-Khanym Mosque - Wikipedia

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    Completed. 1404. Dome height (outer) 40 m. The Bibi-Khanym Mosque (Uzbek: Bibixonim masjidi; Persian: مسجد بی بی خانم; also variously spelled as Khanum, Khanom, Hanum, Hanim) is one of the most important monuments of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. In the 15th century, it was one of the largest and most magnificent mosques in the Islamic world.

  8. Uzbeks - Wikipedia

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    An Uzbek elder man in bazaar in Osh. Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan are an ethnic group native to Kyrgyzstan. In Kyrgyzstan, Uzbeks are the largest minority group, comprising about 15% of the population. They have a long history in the region and have played a significant role in the culture and economy of Kyrgyzstan.

  9. Registan - Wikipedia

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    The Registan (Uzbek: Регистон, Registon) was the heart of the city of Samarkand of the Timurid Empire, now in Uzbekistan. The name Rēgistan (ریگستان) means "sandy place" or "desert" in Persian. The Registan was a public square, where people gathered to hear royal proclamations, heralded by blasts on enormous copper pipes called ...