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Tashkent (Uzbek: Toshkent or Тошкент, Russian: Ташкент)) is the capital city of Uzbekistan. It is also the most populated city in Central Asia, with a population of 2,603,000 in 2023.[1] Its name means "Stone City" in English.
Tashkent has been inhabited by people for thousands of years.[2] It was destroyed by Genghis Khan in 1219, but later profited from the Silk Road. Tashkent was conquered by the Russian Empire in 1865, and became the capital of Russian Turkestan.[3] Under the Soviet Union, Tashkent grew in population.
In 2008, Uzbeks accounted for 63% of the population, and the city has large minorities of Russians, Tatars, Koreans, and Tajiks.
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