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Uzbekistan is situated in Central Asia. It is officially known as the Republic of Uzbekistan. It is surrounded by Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Kazakhstan to the north, Afghanistan to the south, Tajikistan to the southeast, and Turkmenistan to the southwest. Uzbekistan is a secular country with a presidential constitution. Uzbekistan's economy is in the process of a gradual transition to a market economy, and its foreign trade policy is based on import substitution.

History:

The first recorded settlers of Uzbekistan were Eastern Iranian nomads, who founded kingdoms in Bactria, Khwarazm, Fergana, Sogdia, and Margiana. Most of the people, including the local ruling cases, were converted into adherents of Islam by the early Muslim conquests and the Samanid Empire. The local Kharezmian dynasty was destroyed by the Mongol invasion in the 13th century, which led to Turkic domination. Tamerlane, who founded the Timur Empire in the 14th century, was from Shahrisabs, whose capital was Samarkand.

All of Central Asia gradually became part of the Russian Empire in the 19th century, and Tashkent became the political centre of Russian Turkestan. As a result of the national division in 1924, the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic was established as an independent republic within the Soviet Union. On August 31, 1991, just before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the declaration of the independence of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Culture:

The majority group of Uzbekistan is Uzbek, although the state has a wide mix of cultures and ethnic groups. Central Asian classical music is called Shashmaqam and originated in Bukhara at the end of the 16th century when this city was a regional centre. Shasmaqam is closely related to Uyghur maqam and Azerbaijani Muqam.

Language:

Uzbek is a Turkic language, closely related to Uyghur, and both belong to the Karuk branch of the Turkic language family. Uzbek is the official language of Uzbekistan. It is written in the Latin alphabet since 1992.

Karakalpak, which belongs to the Kipchak branch of the Turkic language family and is closer to Kazakh, is spoken by 500,000 people mainly in the Republic of Karakalpakstan and has official status in that territory. The Russian language is often used in many fields in the country.

Geography:

Uzbekistan lies between longitudes 56 degrees and 74 degrees East, and 37 degrees and 46 degrees North. Uzbekistan is hot, dry and landlocked. It is one of only two landlocked countries in the world, the other being Liechtenstein. Its territory is intensively cultivated irrigated land in oases and river valleys, and formerly the Aral Sea, which has largely dried up as a result of one of the world’s worst environmental disasters.

FAQs

Q.1. What is the capital of Uzbekistan?

Ans. Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan.

Q.2. What is the official name of Uzbekistan?

Ans. Uzbekistan is officially known as the Republic of Uzbekistan.