Tashkent
Tashkent (/tæʃˈkɛnt/, US also /tɑːʃ-/; Russian: Ташкент, IPA: [tɐʂˈkʲent] ⓘ) or Toshkent (/tɒʃˈkɛnt/; Uzbek: Тошкент / تاشکند, IPA: [tɒʃˈkent]); historically known as Chach, Shash, Binkat) is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of 3 million. It is located in northeastern Uzbekistan, near the border with Kazakhstan.
Tashkent
Тошкент Toshkent | |
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Clockwise from top: Skyline of Tashkent, Kukeldash Madrasa, Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God, Supreme Assembly building, Amir Timur Museum, Humo Ice Dome, Hilton Tashkent City, Tashkent at night. | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: Tash (A rock) | |
| Motto(s): Kuch Adolatdadir! ("Strength is in Justice!") | |
Location of Tashkent in Uzbekistan | |
Tashkent Tashkent Tashkent | |
| Coordinates: 41°18′40″N 69°16′47″E | |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Settled | 3rd century BCE |
| Divisions | 12 districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | City Administration |
| • Hakim (Mayor) | Shavkat Umrzakov |
| Area | |
| • Capital city | 449 km2 (173 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 455 m (1,493 ft) |
| Population (1 July 2023) | |
| • Capital city | 3,000,000 |
| • Rank | 1st in Uzbekistan |
| • Metro | 6,986,602 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 ( ) |
| Area code | 71 |
| Vehicle registration | 01 |
| HDI (2019) | 0.809 very high |
| International Airports | Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport |
| Rapid transit system | Tashkent Metro |
| Website | tashkent |
| Official name | Western Tien-Shan Mountain |
| Criteria | Natural: |
| Reference | 1490 |
| Inscription | 2016 (40th Session) |
| Area | 528,177.6 ha (1,305,155 acres) |
Before Islamic influence started in the mid-8th century AD, Tashkent was influenced by the Sogdian and Turkic cultures. After Genghis Khan destroyed it in 1219, it was rebuilt and profited from the Silk Road. From the 18th to the 19th centuries, the city became an independent city-state, before being re-conquered by the Khanate of Kokand. In 1865, Tashkent fell to the Russian Empire; it became the capital of Russian Turkestan. In Soviet times, it witnessed major growth and demographic changes due to forced deportations from throughout the Soviet Union. Much of Tashkent was destroyed in the 1966 Tashkent earthquake, but it was rebuilt as a model Soviet city. It was the fourth-largest city in the Soviet Union at the time, after Moscow, Leningrad and Kyiv.
Today, as the capital of an independent Uzbekistan, Tashkent retains a multiethnic population, with ethnic Uzbeks as the majority. In 2009, it celebrated its 2,200 years of written history.