Тошкент- 2014 m a s’ul m uharrir

Exercise 2
Translate the sentences into English
1. O ’z b ek isto n d a k o ’p g in a tarixiy shaharlar bor.
2. T o sh k en t m ustaqil O ’z b ek isto n R esp u b lik asin in g poytaxti.
3. U y erd a k o 'p g in a m u sulm on y o dgorliklari v a tarix iy binolar b o ’lib 16 asrd a 
qurilgan K o ’kaldosh m adrasasi va B aroqxon m aqbarasi shular ju m lasid an d ir.
4. T o sh k en t O ’z b ek isto n n in g o ’rta m aktab, o ’rta m axsus m aktab, institut va 
universitetlari k o 'p b o ’lgan ilm -fan va ta ’lim m arkazidir.
5. T o sh k en td a k o ’p g in a firm a, kom p an iy a va xalqaro elchixonalarning ta sh k ilo t va 
ofislari bor.
6. S am arqand d u n y o n in g eng qadim iy shaharlaridan biridir.
7. K o ’p asrlar ilgari S am arqand qadim iy m ad an iy at m arkazi b o ’lgan.
8. S am arq an d g a keluvchi say y o h lar R egiston m aydonidagi T illa kori m adrasasi, 
U lu g ’bek o b serv ato riy asi, Ishratxona m avzoleyi, G o ’ri-A m ir m avzoleyi, B ibixonim
m aqbarasi, S h o h izin d a ansam bli kabi sa n ’atk o ro n a talanti, qadim gi arx itek tu ra 
yodgorliklari bilan hayratlanadi.
9. S am arqandning aholisi 525000 dan ziyod.
10. S am arqand O ’z b e k isto n n in g asosiy ilm -fan va sanoat m arkazlaridan biridir.
11. B uxoro O ’z b ek isto n n in g qadim iy sh aharlaridan biridir.
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12. M ashhur shoir Firdavsiy va R udakiv, taniqli olim Abu Ali ibn Sino B uxoroda 
yashab ijod etgan.
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16. 
Culture, Literature, Art and National holidays of Uzbekistan.
U zbekistan is the land o f an cien t culture. A t the presen t tim e m ore than 200.000 
tourists alm o st from 80 co u n tries visit U zbekistan every year. T hey w ant to see the 
rem arkable m onum ents o f the part in B ukhara, S am arkand, K hiva, T ashkent. 
B u k h ara is one o f the an cien t tow ns o f U zbekistan.
T he period o f its existence is m ore than 2000 years. T he period w as noted for 
the d evelopm ent o f crafts trade, literature, scien ce an d art. T he outstanding p o ets 
F irdovsi and R udaki th e fam ous scholar A bu A li ibn S in a an d m any others lived in 
B ukhara. T h ere are m any m osques, m adrasahs and m ausoleum s in B ukhara a t the 
p resen t tim e. I t’s m asterpieces o f architecture are th e m ausoleum o f Ism ail Sam ani, 
th e K alyan m inaret, the m adrasah o f U lugbek an d o thers. T hey are fam ous not only 
in our country but abro ad too. O ne m ore ancient tow n o f U zbekistan is K hiva, K hiva 
w as the m ajo r centre o f the M oslem religion. T h ere are m any unique m osques, 
m ausoleum s and m adrasahs in K hiva. T hey m ake K h iv a a m useum and attract m any 
four city. M any centuries ago, S am arkand w as a centre o f an cien t civilization an d the 
seat o f historical an d cultural traditions o f the peoples o f C entral A sia. V isitors w ho 
com e to S am arkand ad m ire the artistic talent an d skill o f the ancient architects. T here 
are m any am uzing structures such as S h ak h i-Z in d a ensem ble, the B ibikhanum
m osque, the G u r-A m ir m ausoleum , the Ishrat k hana m ausoleum and the U lugbek, 
S herdor and T ilya-K ari m adrasahs in R egistan square. T h e big w all can still be seen 
today in the n orthern-w estern part o f k h a n K ala. U nder Shah A bdul A bbos M am un 
in the 10'h and l l lh century, at the A cadem y o f M am un, gathered the greatest 
scientists and thinkers o f their tim e. Such as A v icen n a, B eruni and m any other 
philophers, m ath em atician s and astronom ers. T he Ichan K ala citadel co n sistin g o f
num erous courtyards am o n g w hich K urinish K h an a and Z arb k h an a are today m ost 
fam ous K uhna A rk is an architectural m useum d isp lay in g folk art m aster’s genius. 
A b d u ra u f F itrat takes an im portant place in U zbek literature as a poet and a scientist, 
a teac h er and a w riter. H e w as bom in 1886 in B u k h ara in an educated fam ily. He 
w rote a lot o f poem s, novels and plays. He w rote tex t book on U zbek literature and 
U zbek language.
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A lisher N avoi w as a great poet, statesm an and the founder o f U zbek literature. N avoi 
w as born in H erat on February 9, 1441. H e knew all poetic forms. N avoi w rote 
m ostly in T urkie and used Persian very little. N avoi w as a great m aster o f fine arts 
and know' how to handle a painters brush him self. N av o i’s poem s in old U zbek w ere 
collected into four parts w hich w ere called C hor-D evon. H is poem s in P ersian w ere 
collected and called D evoni-Foni. His m ost im portant w ork is the Q uintiple, five 
poem s w ritten betw een 1483 and 1485.
T ashkent is the capital o f the an independent republic o f U zbekistan. T here are 
several m onum ents and historical buildings o f M uslim s such as K ukaldash m adrasah 
and B arakhan m osque w hich w ere built in the 16th century.
T here are m any libraries, theatres, film studios, TV centers and cinem a houses in the 
capital.
The anniversary o f the independence o f U zbekistan w e celebrate on the 1st o f
S eptem ber. O n the 8th o f D ecem ber w e celebrate constitution day. T here are two 
M uslim holidays. R am adan H ayt and K urban H ayt. The dates o f these holidays 
change every year. W e celebrate N ew Y ear’s day on January 1. B efore N ew Y ear's 
D ay w e send N ew Y ear w ishes to our friends o r w e ring them up in the evening on 
D ecem ber 31. O n th at night w e are usually at hom e w ith our fam ily o r w ith som e 
friends. At 12 o 'c lo c k w e say to each other ‘Happy N ew Y ear' and w e answ er 
’T hanks, the sam e to you. M arch 8 is W o m en ’s Day. On that day w e give presents to 
our m others and sisters. M arch 21 is a holiday o f N avruz. On the 21st o f M arch in 
cities, tow ns and villages people o f U zbekistan celebrate N avruz, the Eastern N ew
Y ear. On the 21я o f M arch the day is equal to night everyw here on this planet. 
W om en cook a w ide variety o f delicious foods such as pilaf. shashlik and so on. B ut 
the king o f all these holiday dishes is sum alak.
ancient - qadim iy 
culture - m adaniyat