Uzbekistan General information on Uzbekistan Uzbekistan - the amazing country where there are both unapproachable mountains, and the deep rivers, both green valleys, and the large cities. Here the spring passes under wonderful blossoming of trees, summer - under bright beams of the sun, fall - under the cooling rains, and winter - under magic flakes of snow. Various, but at the same time, such unique Uzbek people are ready to render the known hospitality! Uzbekistan is located in southwest part of Central Asia, to Entre Rios two largest rivers of Central Asia – Amu Darya and Syr-Darya. Since ancient times life on the lands of Uzbekistan was supported by existence of these rivers. These rivers originate in the mountains located out of the territory of Uzbekistan and flow into the Aral Sea (lake) located in the northwest of the region. They provide with fresh water all territory of Uzbekistan. People live over 250 nationalities in Uzbekistan. The main share of the population is made by Uzbeks. Uzbeks are representatives of ancient indigenous people of Central Asia which ancestors were sogdiyets, horezmiyets and baktriyets. Uzbeks - the Turkic people. National currency of Uzbekistan – bags. This name was borrowed from Turkic language and is translated as pure and initially used in relation to coins, and, perhaps, meant the coins made without impurity of other metals – pure. Uzbekistan consists of the city of Tashkent, 12 areas and one autonomous republic. Areas of Uzbekistan: Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Fergana, Khorezm, Syr-Darya, Kashkadarinskii, Surkhan-Darya, Dzhizzaksky, Margelan, Namangan, Navoiysky. The Republic of Karakalpakstan has the autonomous status. The city of Tashkent, as the capital, is taken out in a separate administrative unit. The culture of Uzbekistan is extremely many-sided - exactly there was a surge in development of world science known as East Renesans, the astronomy and algebra exactly here arose, exactly here the peak reached jeweler and zolotshveyny arts, a pottery and rug weaving. Here - the homeland Amira Temura, Alishera Navoy, Zakhiriddin Babura and other famous politicians, poets, writers. The culture of Uzbekistan is various and in it its uniqueness. Sights of Uzbekistan Each of the cities of Uzbekistan can brag of abundance of sights. Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Shakhrisabz, Kokand, Termez, Nukus, Margilan - each of them played important roles in the history of the states existing here. Sights of Uzbekistan are extremely various - здесть there are also Zoroastrian temples built still B.C., and the Islamic shrines dated the X-XIX century and hristansky temples of the end of the XIX century, and a lot of things many other things. Sights of Uzbekistan are scattered on all country - practically in each city, in each area there is a natural or architectural sight. Most amount of sights in Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand. The capital the city of Tashkent lags behind in this plan a little as in the ancient time the city didnt play that important role that is now. Khiva - the real city museum open-air where amount of sights on square kilometer exceeds similar quantity in Rome or Athens. Samarkand - the capital great Amir Temura (Tamerlan), throughout long time was the most beautiful and well-planned city of the East. Bukhara, majestic and noble, opens the doors before guests of the republic, visited Uzbekistan in search of the real East - mysterious and mysterious.
Posted on: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 10:00:50 +0000
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