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Uzbekistan
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Uzbekistan o͝ozbĕkĭstänˈ [key], Uzbek Ozbekiston, officially Republic of Uzbekistan, republic (2015 est. pop. 29,200,000), 173,552 sq mi (449,500 sq km), central Asia. The republic, which ...Urganch , city, Uzbekistan
(Encyclopedia)Urganch o͝orgĕnchˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 126,380), capital of Khwarazm region, S Uzbekistan, on the Amu Darya River and the Shavat canal, in the Khiva oasis. It has cotton and food-processing indu...Karimov, Islam Abduganievich
(Encyclopedia)Karimov, Islam Abduganievich ĭslämˈ kärēˈmôf [key], 1938–2016, Soviet and Uzbekistani political leader, president of Uzbekistan (1991–2016). He joined the Soviet Communist party in 1964, ro...Bekabad
(Encyclopedia)Bekabad byĕgōvätˈ [key], city, Tashkent region, E Uzbekistan, on the Syr Darya River. It is ...Mirziyoyev, Shavkat Miromonovich
(Encyclopedia)Mirziyoyev, Shavkat Miromonovich, 1957–, UZbek political leader, president of Uzbekistan (2016–). A graduate of the Tashkent Institute of Engineers, he taught there before becoming a deputy of the...Syr Darya
(Encyclopedia)Syr Darya or Syrdarya both: sēr däryäˈ, –därˈyə [key], ancient Jaxartes or Yaxartes, Pers. Sihun, river, c.1,380 mi (2,220 km) long, flowing through Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan. On...Shanghai Cooperation Organization
(Encyclopedia)Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), association of Eurasian nations founded 2001 in Shanghai by China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Under the charter signed in 2002...Ferghana
(Encyclopedia)Ferghana, Uzbekistan: see Fergana. ...Bokhara
(Encyclopedia)Bokhara: see Bukhara, Uzbekistan. ...Skobelev
(Encyclopedia)Skobelev: see Fergana, Uzbekistan. ...Browse by Subject
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