Vobkent District () is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Bukhara Region
Bukhara Region is a region of Uzbekistan located in the southwest of the country. The Kyzyl Kum desert takes up a large portion of its territory. It borders Turkmenistan, Navoiy Region, Qashqadaryo Region, a small part of the Xorazm Region, a ...
in
Uzbekistan
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, image_coat = Emblem of Uzbekistan.svg
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. The capital is
Vobkent
Vobkent (; ; ) is a city in the Bukhara Region of Uzbekistan and the capital of Vobkent District. It is famous for a minaret constructed in 1196–1198, under the reign of Ala ad-Din Tekish.
Vobkent is situated ca. 28 km from the city of Bukhara ...
.
It has an area of
and its population is 143,600 (2021).
[Urban and rural population by region]
Bukhara regional department of statistics .
The district consists of 1 city (Vobkent), 3
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...
s (Navbahor, Shirin, Kosari) and 11 rural communities.
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References
External links
Vabkent article on WikiMir
Bukhara Region
Districts of Uzbekistan
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