Vobkent ( uz, Vobkent / Вобкент; tg, Вобкент; russian: Вабкент) is a city in the
Bukhara Region
Bukhara Region (Buxoro Region) ( uz, Buxoro viloyati/Бухоро вилояти, بۇحارا ۋىلايەتى, russian: Бухарская область) is a region of Uzbekistan located in the southwest of the country. The Kyzyl Kum desert ...
of
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...
and the capital of
Vobkent District
Vobkent District ( uz, Vobkent tumani) is a district of Bukhara Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Vobkent. It has an area of and its population is 143,600 (2021).[minaret
A minaret (; ar, منارة, translit=manāra, or ar, مِئْذَنة, translit=miʾḏana, links=no; tr, minare; fa, گلدسته, translit=goldaste) is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generally ...]
constructed in 1196–1198, under the reign of
Ala ad-Din Tekish
Ala ad-Din Tekish ( Persian: علاء الدين تكش; full name: ''Ala ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Abul Muzaffar Tekish ibn Il-Arslan'') or Tekesh or Takesh was the Shah of Khwarazmian Empire from 1172 to 1200. He was the son of Il-Arslan. His rule ...
.
Vabkent is situated ca. 28 km from the city of Bukhara. Its population is 17,800 (2016).
It has textile industry and poultry.
See also
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Amir Sultan
Amir Sultan or Emir Sultan (b. 1368 AD/770 AH, Bukhara - d. 1429, Bursa) was a well-known thinker in the world of Islam and mysticism (tasawwuf), who lived in Bursa during the early period of the Ottoman Empire. He was Amir Kulal Shamsuddin's gra ...
References
External links
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Vabkent article on WikiMir
Populated places in Bukhara Region
Cities in Uzbekistan
World Heritage Tentative List
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