Geography

The Republic of Uzbekistan is located in the middle of Central Asia , between the rivers Amudarya and Sirdarya. The capital of the country is Tashkent , located at the east of the republic. It is bordered with Turkmenistan in the west, Kazakhstan in the north and in the east, Kirgizistan and Tadjikistan and a small part of Afghanistan in the south. The territory of the republic is 447.4 sq. Km, and it is divided into 12 main administrative centers and semi-autonomous Republic of Karakalpakistan .

There are Turan Lowland in the northwest, and Tien-Shan and Pamir-Alay mountain ridges in the southeast of the territory. Kyzyl-Kum Desert is in the North. Mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Sirdaryo (Syr Darya), and Zarafshon; Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west.

two thirds of the country, mainly in the west, consist of steppes and deserts, are stopped only by the delta of Amoudarya, which flows in the Aral sea . The relief is pronounced a little more in the east, towards the mountains situated in the countries bordering where the sources of the rivers irrigating the country. The most significant river of the Central Asia, Amoudarya mainly acts as a natural border with Turkmenistan and Afghanistan . The most fertile grounds, where the majority of the population live, are located in the valleys, near the alluvial plains and of the three rivers, Amoudarya, Syrdarya and Zerafshan.

Area: 448 900 sq.km.

Population: 26 millions

Main cities

Tashkent (capital), population 2,2 millions
Samarkand - population 450 000
Bukhara - population 350 000
Ferghana - population 270 000
Urgench - population 60 000

Langues: Uzbek, Russian, Tadjik.

Time: GMT+5

Festivals and public holidays

January 1st: New Year.

March 8th: Celebrates of the woman.

March 21st: Navrouz. Spring celebrates, which holds place of new Eastern year.

First week of May: Festival of "Silk and Spices" in Bukhara .

May 9th: day of the victory over Fascism. Processions and commemorations.

September 1st: Celebration of independence.

1st Octobre: Teachers day.

December 8th: The day of the Constitution.

Variable dates: Iyid Al Hitir ; at the end of the Ramadan.

Distances between cities:

Tashkent – Andijan 490 km
Tashkent – Bukhara 600 km
Tashkent – Ferghana 420 km
Tashkent – Samarkand 340
Tashkent – Tchimgan 110 km
Tashkent – Urgench 1050 km
Bukhara – Khiva 485 km
Bukhara – Urgench 450 km
Ferghana – Kokand 100 km
Samarkand – Chakhrissabz 150 km
Urgench – Khiva 35 km

How to call :

To call Uzbekistan, the following dial code is required.
+998 to dial in (00 998 from UK)

To call from Uzbekistan, the following dial code is required.
810 code to dial out (810 44 for UK)

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