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Tashkent (state)
Tashkent State, or simply Tashkent was an independent historical Uzbek monarchy in Central Asia, spanning over the areas that are nowadays the Tashkent Region of Uzbekistan as well as South Kazakhstan Region. It was declared in 1784 and ceased to exist in 1808, after being occupied by the Kokand Khanate. The capital was Tashkent. History Background In the middle of the 18th century, a troubled period occurred in the history of Tashkent, when the city was at the crossroads of the interests of the Kalmyk Khanate, Kazakh Khanate, Kokand Khanate, and, to a lesser extent, Emirate of Bukhara. The city repeatedly passed from one ruler to another. In addition, there was an internecine war between four parts of the city, called ''dakha''s: ''Kukcha'', ''Sibzar'', ''Sheykhantaur'' and ''Beshagach''. The head of each of them ( hakim) sought to subdue other regions. By the 1780s, lengthy and bloody strife became intolerable. At the same time, the Sheykhantaur hakim died, transferring t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tashkent
Tashkent (), also known as Toshkent, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uzbekistan, largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1, 2024. It is located in northeastern Uzbekistan, near the border with Kazakhstan. Before the influence of Islam in the mid-8th century AD, Sogdian people, Sogdian and Turkic people, Turkic culture was predominant. After Genghis Khan destroyed the city in 1219, it was rebuilt and profited from its location on the Silk Road. From the 18th to the 19th centuries, the city became an Tashkent (1784), independent city-state, before being re-conquered by the Khanate of Kokand. In 1865, Tashkent fell to the Russian Empire; as a result, it became the capital of Russian Turkestan. In Soviet Union, Soviet times, it witnessed major growth and demographic changes due to Population transfer in the Soviet Union, forced deportations from throughout the Soviet Unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangar Tashkent
Sangar may refer to: Places Iran * Sangar, Darab, Fars Province * Sangar, Sepidan, Fars Province * Sang Kar, Fars, also known as Sangar * Sar Gar, Fars, also known as Sangar * Sangar, Iran, Sangar District, Rasht County, Gilan Province ** Sangar District *** Sangar Rural District (Gilan Province) * Sangar-e Chanibeh-ye Do, also known as Sangar, Khuzestan Province * Sangar, Lorestan * Sangar, Markazi * Sangar, Amol, Mazandaran Province * Sangar, Neka, Mazandaran Province * Sangar Rural District (North Khorasan Province) * Sangar, Razavi Khorasan * Sangar, Maku, a village in West Azerbaijan Province * Sangar, Oshnavieh, a village in West Azerbaijan Province Elsewhere * Sangar, Afghanistan * Sangar, New South Wales, Australia * Sangar, Sakha Republic, Russia * Sangar railway station, Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, India * Tsugaru Strait, or Strait of Sangar, in Japan Other uses * Sangar (crater), on Mars * Sangar (fortification), a temporary fortified position * Sangar (name) Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qurama Mountains
The Qurama Mountains (; Uzbek: Qurama tizmasi/Қурама тизмаси) is a mountain range in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and continues into Kyrgyzstan. The range is a water divide between Angren River to the north and the Syr Darya The Syr Darya ( ),; ; ; ; ; /. historically known as the Jaxartes ( , ), is a river in Central Asia. The name, which is Persian language, Persian, literally means ''Syr Sea'' or ''Syr River''. It originates in the Tian Shan, Tian Shan Mountain ... to the south. The highest point is the Boboiob at . See also * Kamchik Pass References Mountain ranges of Kyrgyzstan Mountain ranges of Uzbekistan Mountain ranges of Tajikistan Mountain ranges of the Tian Shan {{Tajikistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angren, Uzbekistan
Angren (; ; ) is a district-level city in Tashkent Region, eastern Uzbekistan. The city is located on the Angren River to the east of Tashkent. The City of Angren was created in 1946 from the villages of Jigariston, Jartepa, Teshiktosh, and Qoʻyxona which had emerged in the rich Angren coal basin during World War II. It has an area of and the population of the city is 191,300 (2021). There were several large coal mines and factories in Angren during Soviet times. Following the collapse of the USSR, the majority of these factories were abandoned. A lack of professionals and machinery, mismanagement, and falling income levels — all contributed to this downfall. While Angren was once an important industrial center, the collapse caused it to turn into a ghost town for a while. However, in the recent days, Angren has developed and still is developing. Still, Angren has retained some of its industrial importance. The city is home to a once considerable and still functioning coal m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatkal Range
Chatkal Range is a range in the Western Tian Shan that borders Ferghana Valley from northwest. It departs from Talas range and spreads out to south-west to the right bank of Angren (river). The length of the range is , and it is up to wide. The highest elevations of the Chatkal Range are located in its north-east part. The ridge is crowned by pointed peaks with elevations of with Avletim peak - being the highest point. Between peaks are saddles and mountain passes: Avletim - , Shaar - , Semiz-Bel - , Chanach - , Tush-Atu - , Chapchyma - , and Chaykyldy - . Northern slopes are steep and short, while southern ones are gentle. The range is composed by primarily of limestone, granite, and schist. The axial line of the range is composed of limestone of Lower Carboniferous and Upper Devonian The Devonian ( ) is a period (geology), geologic period and system (stratigraphy), system of the Paleozoic era (geology), era during the Phanerozoic eon (geology), eon, spanning 60.3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xoʻjakent
Xoʻjakent (, ) is an urban-type settlement in Boʻstonliq District, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan , image_flag = Flag of Uzbekistan.svg , image_coat = Emblem of Uzbekistan.svg , symbol_type = Emblem of Uzbekistan, Emblem , national_anthem = "State Anthem of Uzbekistan, State Anthem of the Republ .... Its population is 3,400 (2016). There is a Xoʻjakent Station on the Tashkent-Xoʻjakent Railway. References Populated places in Tashkent Region Urban-type settlements in Uzbekistan {{Uzbekistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugam Range
Ugam Range (; ) is a mountain range in South Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan and Tashkent Region in Uzbekistan. It is part of the Western Tian Shan mountains. The range runs from northeast to southwest; in the northeast, it joins the Talas Alatau; in the southwest, it gradually flattens towards the Syr Darya valley. The total length of the range is approximately , and its highest peaks are over . It marks the border between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The Pskem Range runs parallel to the Ugam Range to the south, with the Pskem River valley separating the ranges. The Pskem enters the Charvak Reservoir, whose only outflow is the Chirchiq River, a major right tributary of the Syr Darya The Syr Darya ( ),; ; ; ; ; /. historically known as the Jaxartes ( , ), is a river in Central Asia. The name, which is Persian language, Persian, literally means ''Syr Sea'' or ''Syr River''. It originates in the Tian Shan, Tian Shan Mountain .... The upper Chirchiq Valley and the reservoir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayram (city)
Sayram ( ) is a rural locality located in eastern Shymkent on the Sayram Su River, which rises at the nearby 4000-meter mountain Sayram Su. In medieval times, the city and countryside were located on the banks of the Arys River, into which the Sayram Su river flows. Since 2018, it has been part of Shymkent City. Population: The city celebrated the 3,000th anniversary of its founding in 1999.Sayram Region, 75th Anniversary. By Yerkin Nurazxan, editor 2003. Published independently. It is among the oldest cities in Kazakhstan, as well as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the World, the site of the first mosque in Kazakhstan,The monumental inscriptions from early Islamic Iran and Transoxiana. By Sheila Blair. Published by BRILL, 1992. and similarly among the oldest cities in Transoxania.Kazakhstan: Coming of Age. Michael Fergus and Zhanar Zhandosova, Stacey International Publishers, March 2004 () Sayram is significant today for maintaining mud-brick architecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
