Tashkent

Tashkent
Toshkent
Clockwise from top: Skyline of Tashkent, Kukeldash Madrasa, Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God, Supreme Assembly building, Amir Timur Museum, Humo Ice Dome, Hilton Tashkent City, Tashkent at night.
Flag of Tashkent
Official seal of Tashkent
Nickname: 
Tosh (A rock)
Motto(s): 
Kuch Adolatdadir
("Strength is in Justice")
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Location of Tashkent in Uzbekistan
Tashkent is located in Uzbekistan
Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is located in West and Central Asia
Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is located in Asia
Tashkent
Tashkent
Coordinates: 41°18′40″N 69°16′47″E / 41.31111°N 69.27972°E / 41.31111; 69.27972
Country Uzbekistan
Settled3rd century BCE
Divisions12 districts
Government
 • TypeCity Administration
 • Hakim (Mayor)Shavkat Umrzakov
Area
 • Capital city449 km2 (173 sq mi)
Elevation
455 m (1,493 ft)
Population
 (1 July 2023)[2]
 • Capital city3,000,000 [1]
 • Rank1st in Uzbekistan
 • Metro
6,986,602
Time zoneUTC+5 ( )
Area code71
Vehicle registration01
HDI (2019)0.820[3]
very high
International AirportsIslam Karimov Tashkent International Airport
Rapid transit systemTashkent Metro
Websitetashkent.uz
Official nameWestern Tien-Shan Mountain
CriteriaNatural: 
Reference1490
Inscription2016 (40th Session)
Area528,177.6 ha (1,305,155 acres)

Tashkent (/tæʃˈkɛnt/, US also /tɑːʃ-/; ) or Toshkent (/tɒʃˈkɛnt/; Uzbek: Toshkent, Тошкент/ تاشکند, IPA: [tɒʃˈkent]; historically known as Chach, Shash, Binkat) is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of 3 million.[4] It is located in northeastern Uzbekistan, near the border with Kazakhstan.

Before Islamic influence started in the mid-8th century AD, Tashkent was influenced by the Sogdian and Turkic cultures. After Genghis Khan destroyed it in 1219, it was rebuilt and profited from 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.[5]

Today, as the capital of an independent Uzbekistan, Tashkent retains a multiethnic population, with ethnic Uzbeks as the majority. In 2009, it celebrated 2,200 years of its written history.[6]

  1. ^ "Toshkent shahri (City, Uzbekistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". City Population.
  2. ^ "Telegram: Contact @poytaxt_uz". Telegram.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference toshstat was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Praying Through the 100 Gateway Cities of the 10/40 Window, ISBN 978-0-927-54580-8, p. 89.
  6. ^ "Юбилей Ташкента. Такое бывает только раз в 2200 лет". Фергана – международное агентство новостей. Retrieved 10 December 2017.

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