UZBEKISTAN

along the roads of oriental fairy-tale

Uzbekistan is:
a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia the 56th largest country in the world 5th largest country among the CIS countries

Uzbekistan shares borders with: Kazakhstan to the west and to the north Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south.

Uzbekistan is divided into:

12 provinces one Karakalpakistan Autonomous Republic one independent city (Tashkent)

 Government
Area Population Official language GDP

Presidential Republic
447,400 square kilometres 28,1 million people Uzbek $85.188 billion

The President Islom Karimov

The Emblems

Currency

S o m

Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital and most cosmopolitan city in Uzbekistan.

The Alisher Navoi State Academic Grand Theatre

The Independence Square

The Building of Senate

Tashkent Observation Tower

Museum of History of Timurids

Bunyodkor Stadium

Trade Centre
famous for its unique architecture

Tashkent Circus

Tashkent TV Tower
Tashkent TV Tower is a 3 75 metres (1,230 ft) high tower. It is the tallest structure i n Central Asia. It also belongs to the Wo rld Federation of Great T owers, ranking as the 8th tallest. It was the 3rd tallest tow er in the world from 198 5 to 1991.

Tashkent Land & Aqua park

Building of Oliy Majlis (National Parliament)

International Business Centre

In 2007, Tashkent was named the cultural capital of the Islamic world a s the city is home to numerous historic mosques and religious establishments. T ashkent also houses the earliest written Qur'an, which has been in Tashkent sin ce 1924.

Historical proud
Uzbekistan, where monu ments of ancient cultures o f different ages are concent rated, is rightly called a tre asury of history. Ichan-Kal a complex in Khiva, histori cal centers of Bukhara, Sh akhrizabs and Samarkand are included in the UNES CO World Heritage list.

Samarkand
The monuments of Samarkand are majestic and wonderful. In thi s town one can feel the breath of history itself. It can be traced in t he ancient ruins as well as in the medrassahs, mausoleums, and mi narets, which have been decorati ng the city until now. In 2001, UNESCO added the city to its World Heritage List as Samarkand Crossroads of Cultu res.

Registan
The Registan is the heart of the ancient Samarkand. The three madra sahs of the Registan are: Ulugh Beg Madrasah (14171420), Tilya-Kori Madrasah (16461660) and the Sher-Dor Madrasah (16191636).

Registon Square

Bibi-Khanym Mosque is a famous historical Friday mosque. The mosque wa s built using precious stones captured during his conquest of India.

Bukhara
Located on the Silk Road, th e city has long been a center of trade, scholarship, culture, and religion. The historic center of Bukhara, which contains nume rous mosques and madrassas, a lso has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

The Minaret Kalyan

The minaret was built in 1127 to summon Muslims to prayer five tim es a day.

Ark
The Ark is a massive fortress located in the city of Bukhara. Here was kept a gr eat library, of which Avicenna wrote: I found in this library such books, about whi ch I had not known and which I had never before seen in my life. I read them, and I came to know each scientist and each science. Before me lay gates of inspiration int o great depths of knowledge which I had not surmised to exist.

Kxiva

Economy
Uzbekistan's economy relies mainl y on commodity production, includin g cotton, gold, uranium, potassium, a nd natural gas. The Uzbekistan is now the world's third-largest exporter of cotton, and i t is developing its mineral and petrole um reserves. Agriculture employs 28% of Uzbek istan's labour force and contributes 2 4% of its GDP.

Education
Uzbekistan has a high literacy rate with about 88%. Uzbekistan educational syste m includes: Preschool training (preprimary -from 3 to 6 years old) General secondary education ( from 6 to 15 years old) Secondary vocational educatio n (from 15 to 18 years old) Higher education (undergradu ate and graduate-from 18 years ol d).

Turin Polytechnic University

Management Development Institu te of Singapore

Westminster International University

Sport
Kurash is an ancient type of upright jacket grappling which originated in the territor y of modern Uzbekistan. According to the latest scientific research the age of Kurash is at least three and a half thousand years.

Sport

Transportation
Uzbekistan is currently the only country in Central Asia with a subw ay system. The stations are exceedin gly ornate. For example, the station Metro Kosmonavtov built in 1984 is decorated using a space travel them e to recognise the achievements of mankind in space exploration.

Cuisine
Uzbekistan's signature dish is Palov (Osh), a main course t ypically made with rice, pieces of meat, and grated carrots an d onions. Oshi Nahor is served in the early morning (between 6 and 9 am) to large gathering s of guests, typically as part of an ongoing wedding celebratio n.

There is a great deal of gra in farming in Uzbekistan, so b reads and noodles are of impo rtance and Uzbek cuisine has been characterized as noodle rich. Among the other dishes tha t you will enjoy in Uzbekistan are traditional breads baked i n tandoors (clay ovens).

Chaikhana
The chaikhana (tea house) is compl etely central to the Uzbek way of life. T hese tea houses, preferably situated ne ar a stream of clear water, with a centr al samovar to hold the tea, and low tab les on mats for the guests to sit around, are the perfect place for men to discuss just about anything. It is at the chaikha na that men will cook up a pilaf, betwe en endless cups of green tea, and also reach important decisions about the ne xt project for the mahallya. When the tea arrives, with small ch ina cups, the custom is to pour some in to a cup and then empty it back in the p ot and to do this three times -loi, moi, c hoi - mud, oil and, finally, tea. The pou rer always takes the first cup - to show it's not poisoned. Not such an old nece ssity in this land where murder and int rigue was a reality in the not so distant past!

Music
Some of the Uzbek ritual traditional music is thousands of years old. I ndeed, the sounds of the Uzbek instruments will convey to you the essence of the mysterious music of the East. Many of the instruments that produc e these stirring notes have remained unchanged throughout the centuries.

Non-material heritage is not less unique and has been acknowledged b y UNESCO. For example, the folklore singing of Baysun district, Surkhan darya Province, Uzbekistan, is included as a cultural object in UNESCO l ist to be protected by the international community.

Art
Arts and crafts have been developi ng here throughout the centuries; their secrets have been passed from generat ion to generation as great treasure. Th e unique works of unknown masters st rike you dumb by the flight of fancy. Uzbek ceramics, embossing, wood carving, golden embroidery, carpets, v arnished miniature, jewellery are well known far outside our country.

Traditional clothes
History of Khan-Atlas tells that long time ago one of the rulers of Margilan who fell in love with a young beautiful daughter of an artist. The artist got upset with the khan's intention and asked him t o change his mind. The khan promised to give up only in case the artist would produce something m ore beautiful than his daughter till the next morni ng. All the night the artist was in despair. He spen t this time without food, dreamless, not saying a si ngle word. At dawn he went out and sat by the stre am. At that very moment he saw reflection of the c louds and all colors of rainbow in the water. He w as struck by the fantastic idea to copy the beauty h e had seen on fabric. And he did it! A small piece of cloth was brought to the khan. The khan was su rprised as he had never seen anything more beauti ful. The khan accepted this artistic pattern and dr opped the idea to marry the artist's daughter. Foll owing the event the cloth was called "Khan-Atlas" as it had been invented specially for the khan.

Demography
Uzbekistan is Central Asia's mos t populous country. Its 28.1 million people. Uzbeks comprise a majority (80 %) of the total population. Other et hnic groups include Russians 5.5% Tajiks 5% Kazakhs 3% Karakalpaks 2.5% Tatars 1.5% Uzbekistan has an ethnic Korean population that was forcibly relocat ed to the region by Stalin from the S oviet Far East in 19371938.

Religion
Islam is by far the dominant reli gion in Uzbekistan, as Muslims cons titute 90% of the population while 5 % of the population follow Russian Orthodox Christianity, and 5% of t he population follow other religion.

Language
The Uzbek language is the only official state language,[69] a nd since 1992 is officially written in latin alphabet. Russian is an important language for interethnic communic ation, especially in the cities, including much day-to-day techni cal, scientific, governmental and business use. Russian is the m ain language of over 14% of the population and is spoken as a s econd language by many more.

Landscape
Nature of Uzbekistan presents a n amazing variety of landscapes. Th e Aral Sea borders on the sands of t he Kizilkum Desert; the Pamir mou ntain range The Roof of the Wor ld protects the subtropics of Surkh andarya oasis from northern winds; fertile Fergana Valley is surrounde d by the foothills of the Tian-Shan Mountains Sky Mountains. The favorite place for Tashkent people t o spend time at leisure is the spurs of the Tian-Shan and Charvak.

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