Cities of Uzbekistan docx

MINISTRY OF HIGH AND SECONDARY SPECIALIZED EDUCATION OF UZBEKISTAN


SAMARKAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY


Theme: THE CITIES OF UZBEKISTAN




Done by: Bakhramov Bekzod Checked by: Otabek Isakov


Samarkand 2014

THE CITIES OF UZBEKISTAN

Plan:

1. 
   Samarkand
   
2. 
   Tashkent
   

3. 
   Andijan
   

4. 
   Bukhara
   
5. 
   Fergana
   

6. 
   Karshi
   

7. 
   Khiva
   
8. 
   Kokand
   

9. 
   Margilan
   

10. 
    Namangan
    

11. 
    Nukus
    
12. 
    Shahrisabz
    

13. 
    Termez
    

14. 
    Urgut
    

Samarkand

Samarkand is situated in the Zerafshan Valley, and surrounded by the spurs of the Pamir-Alay ranges. Ancient Samarkand was well-known both in the East and the West. In the 4^th c. BC, Samarkand, then called Marakanda, was one of the centers of culture and trade in the East.
Samarkand equals such cradles of human civilization as Athens, Rome, Memphis, Alexandria.

Tashkent

Tashkent is the capital of sovereign Uzbekistan. At present, Tashkent is one of the most important business centers of Central Asia. Present-day Tashkent is one of the most attractive Oriental cities. The architecture of Tashkent is unique, and the hospitality and friendliness of Tashkent people is amazing.

Tashkent is about 2200 years old. It has evolved from a small ancient settlement into one of the largest Asian cities. Many memorable events of peace and war have taken place during the history of Tashkent.

Andijan

Andijan, is a city and administrative center in far eastern Uzbekistan in Andijan province, at the southeastern edge of the Fergana Valley. Andijan is about 475 km east of Tashkent, and about 45 km west of Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Andijan is a center for oil production and has a few oil refineries. Cotton production and processing remain the dominant economic activities. Andijan sits on an ancient riverbed (the Say River) and is known to have existed since the 9^th century on a trade route into...

Bukhara

Bukhara is an ancient settlement with a history that goes back to the early centuries

A. D. In the 6th century, it became the capital of the early feudal realm of the Bukhara oasis. As the Shakhristan, the centre of a shah's realm, it was formed around an ancient citadel, but with the development of handicrafts and trade, new suburbs (rabads) arose beyond its walls which were included with the Shakhristan in a new fortified wall.

Remains of it dating back to the sixteenth century have survived.