Urgut District is a

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Samarqand Region Samarqand Region (Samarkand Region) ( uz, Самарқанд вилояти, Samarqand viloyati, russian: Самаркандская область) is the most populous region of Uzbekistan. It is located in the center of the country in the basi ...

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. The capital lies at the city Urgut. It has an area of and its population is 519,200 (2021 est.). The district consists of one city ( Urgut), 7

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s (Jartepa, Kamangaron, Gʻoʻs, Pochvon, Ispanza, Uramas, Kenagas) and 12 rural communities. It is located on the northern slope of the

Zarafshan Range The Zarafshan Range (russian: Зеравшанский хребет, ''Zeravšanskij hrebet''; tg, Зарафшон; uz, Zarafshon; also Zeravshan or Zarafshon; from Persian ''Zar-afshān'', meaning "the sprayer of gold") is a mountain range ...

. There is a

Navruz Nowruz ( fa, نوروز, ; ), zh, 诺鲁孜节, ug, نەۋروز, ka, ნოვრუზ, ku, Newroz, he, נורוז, kk, Наурыз, ky, Нооруз, mn, Наурыз, ur, نوروز, tg, Наврӯз, tr, Nevruz, tk, Nowruz, ...

festival every spring equinox.

Economy

The district produces tobacco and wool and silk products."Uzbekistan: Searching the Heart of Central Asia"
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Urgut town has market days every weekend, and is one of the largest market towns in the region. The district is home to carpets, jewels, metalwork and ceramics. The market also has smithies, tin workshops and stalls selling locally produced tea sets, clothes and traditional leather boots. Kamongaron and Qoratepa Reservoirs were built to hold water during wet season and use during dry one.

References

External links

"Гео каталог / Ургутский район" ("Geo Catalog - Urgut District")
photographs of Urgut District, in Russian Samarqand Region Districts of Uzbekistan {{Uzbekistan-geo-stub