List of cities in Uzbekistan
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This is a list of cities
in Uzbekistan
. The names of many places have been changed during the last century, sometimes more than once. Wherever possible, the old names have been included and linked to the new ones.
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
. The names of many places have been changed during the last century, sometimes more than once. Wherever possible, the old names have been included and linked to the new ones.
- AfrasiabAfrasiabAfrasiab is the name of the mythical king and hero of Turan.-The Mythical King and Hero:According to the Shahnameh , by the Persian epic poet Ferdowsi, Afrasiab was the king and hero of Turan and an archenemy of Iran...
- Ak-Dar'ya
- Akkula
- Akmal-Abad
- Andijon
- AngrenAngren, UzbekistanAngren is a city in eastern Uzbekistan east of Tashkent. It was founded in 1946 as a center for the Uzbek SSR's coal industry. It is located on the Angren River....
- Aqbaytal
- Aqrabat
- AsakaAsaka, UzbekistanAsaka is a city in Andijan Province, Uzbekistan, to the east of Andijan in the Ferghana Valley. It was formerly known as Leninsk during the communist era. The first automobile assembly plant in Central Asia was opened there by an Uzbekistani-South Korean joint venture, UzDaewoo.-See also:* List of...
- Baxt
- Bekobod
- BeruniyBeruniyBeruniy also spelled as Beruni is a town and seat of Beruniy District in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan....
- BukharaBukharaBukhara , from the Soghdian βuxārak , is the capital of the Bukhara Province of Uzbekistan. The nation's fifth-largest city, it has a population of 263,400 . The region around Bukhara has been inhabited for at least five millennia, and the city has existed for half that time...
(Buxoro) - Buzaubay
- ChimboyChimboyChimboy also spelled as Chimbay is a town and seat of Chimboy District in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan....
- ChirchiqChirchiqChirchiq also spelled as Chirchik is a city in Toshkent Province, Uzbekistan, about 32 km northeast of Tashkent, along the Chirciq River...
- Chortoq
- Dashtobod
- DenovDenovDenov is a city in Surxondaryo Province, Uzbekistan. With 69,500 inhabitants , the it is the second largest city of the province.-References:...
- FerganaFerganaFergana is a city , the capital of Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southern edge of the Fergana Valley in southern Central Asia, cutting across the borders of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan...
- GulistonGulistonGuliston also spelled as Gulistan , formerly known as Mirzachul , is the capital of Sirdarya Province in eastern Uzbekistan. It lies in the southeastern part of the Mirzachül steppe, 75 miles southwest of Tashkent. It has an approx. population of 77,300...
- G‘uzorG‘uzorG‘uzor also spelled as Guzar is a town in Uzbekistan....
- G‘ijduvonGijduvanGijduvan or Gizhduvan is a town in the Bukhara Province of Uzbekistan and the capital of Gizhduvan district . Its population in 1970 was 16,000.-History:...
- Haqqulobod
- Jangeldi (Dzhangeldy)
- Jizzax
- JumaJuma (town)Djuma or Dzhuma is a town in the Samarkand province of Uzbekistan. The population is about 65,000 people....
- Kattaqo‘rg‘on
- Karakapalkiya
- KhivaKhivaKhiva is a city of approximately 50,000 people located in Xorazm Province, Uzbekistan. It is the former capital of Khwarezmia and the Khanate of Khiva...
- Kogon
- KokandKokandKokand is a city in Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southwestern edge of the Fergana Valley. It has a population of 192,500 . Kokand is 228 km southeast of Tashkent, 115 km west of Andijan, and 88 km west of Fergana...
- KosonsoyKosonsoyKosonsoy also spelled as Kasansay is a town in Uzbekistan. Kosonsoy in Namangan Province is different from the town of Koson of the Qashqadaryo Province of Uzbekistan....
- KungradKungradQo‘ng‘irot also spelled as Kungrad , formerly known as Zheleznodorozhny , is a town in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, located in the Amu Darya delta on the left bank of the river. Population: 11,000 ....
- MargilanMargilanMargilan is a city in Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan. It is located at latitude 40°28' 16 N: longitude 71°43' 29 E. at an altitude of 487 meters....
- Mashiquduq
- Minchuqur
- Mo‘ynoqMo‘ynoqMo‘ynoq also spelled as Muynak and Moynaq is a city in northern Karakalpakstan in western Uzbekistan. Home to only a few thousand residents at most, Mo‘ynoq's population has been declining precipitously since the 1980s due to the recession of the Aral Sea.- History :Once a bustling fishing...
(Moynaq, Muynaq, Muynak) - NamanganNamanganNamangan is the third-largest city in Uzbekistan . It is the capital of Namangan Province, in the northern edge of Fergana Valley of north-eastern Uzbekistan.-Geography:...
- NavoiyNavoiyNavoiy also spelled as Navoi is a city and the capital of Navoiy Province in the southwestern part of Uzbekistan. It is located at latitude 40° 5' 4N; longitude 65° 22' 45E, at an altitude of 382 meters.-History:...
- NukusNukusNukus is the sixth-largest city in Uzbekistan, and the capital of the autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic. It has a population of 260,000...
- Nurota
- Ohangaron
- Olgaing
- OlmaliqOlmaliqOlmaliq also spelled as Almalyk is a city in the Tashkent Province of central Uzbekistan, approximately 65 km east of Tashkent...
- Oqtosh
- Piskent
- QarshiQarshiQarshi is a city in southern Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Qashqadaryo Province and has a population of 197,600 . It is about 520 km south-southwest of Tashkent, and about 335 km north of Uzbekistan's border with Afghanistan. It is located at latitude 38° 51' 48N; longitude 65° 47'...
- Qorako‘lQorako‘lSee also: Karakul Qorako‘l also spelled as Karakul is a town in the Buxoro Province of Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Qorako‘l District ....
- QorasuvQorasuvQorasuv is a town in Andijan Province in eastern Uzbekistan, about 50 km from the district capital of Andijan. The town's name means "black water" in Uzbek...
- Quva
- Quvasoy
- RishdanRishdanRishton is a town in Fergana Province, in Uzbekistan, located about halfway between Kokand and Fergana. It is located at latitude 40°21'24N longitude 71°17'5E, and at an altitude of 471 meters....
- Samarqand (Samarkand)
- ShahrisabzShahrisabzShakhrisabz , is a city in Uzbekistan located approximately 80 km south of Samarkand with the population of 53,000 . It is located at the altitude of 622 m. Once a major city of Central Asia, it is primarily known today as the birthplace of 14th century Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur...
- Shahrihon
- ShirabadShirabadShirabad or Shir-Abad may refer to:*ShirAbad Waterfall, Iran*Shirabad, Afghanistan*Parakar, Armenia, formerly Shirabad...
- ShirinShirin, UzbekistanShirin is a city in Uzbekistan. Near Shirin, there is Syrdarya Power Plant and Farkhad Dam.Population: 14,000 .- History :The city was established in 1972....
- SirdaryoSirdaryoSirdaryo also spelled as Syrdarya is a city in Uzbekistan....
- TashkentTashkentTashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
(Toshkent) - Capital - Taxiatosh
- TermezTermezTermez is a city in southern Uzbekistan near the border with Afghanistan.Some link the name of the city to thermos, "hot" in Greek, tracing its name back to Alexander the Great. Others suggest that it came from Sanskrit taramato, meaning "on the river bank". It is the hottest point of Uzbekistan...
- Tomdibuloq
- To‘ytepa
- TurtkulTurtkulTurtkul is a city in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. It is an administrative center of To‘rtko‘l District.-History:The city was founded in 1873 and before 1920 was known as Petroaleksandrovsk . It was then a major jewelry producing center of Uzbekistan, and was equipped with telegraph in 1913 and with...
- Uchqo‘rg‘on
- UchquduqUchquduqUchkuduk is a city in the north of the Navoiy Province, Uzbekistan. The city's name means "three draw-wells" in Uzbek. It is located at , at an altitude of 193 meters...
- Urganch
- UrgutUrgutUrgut is a town in the Samarqand Province of Uzbekistan and the capital of Urgut District. It is known for the grove of platans, some of which are more than 1000 years old. Urgut is located in mountainous areas....
- VobkentVabkentVabkent is a town in the Bukhara Province of Uzbekistan and the capital of Vabkent district. It is famous for a minaret constructed in 1196–1198, under the reign of Ala ad-Din Tekish....
- Xonobod
- Xo‘jayliXo‘jayliXo‘jayli also spelles as Khodjeyli and Khodzheyli is a town and seat of Xo’jayli District in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan....
- Yangiobod
- Yangiyer
- Yangiyo‘lYangiyo‘lYangiyo‘l also spelled as Yangiyul is a 13th city in Uzbekistan's Toshkent Province, 20km from the city of Tashkent. It has a population of about 60,000 people. Industry in the area includes textiles and paper...
- Yasliq
- Zarafshon