The Province of Andijan is situated in the eastern part of Fergana Valley. It covers an area of 4 200 square kilometers. The climate is typically continental with extreme differences between winter and summer temperatures. The population of the Province is 1 899 000, the average density is 499 people per square kilometer.

The Province is divided into 14 administrative districts. The Province's administrative center is the city of Andijan with 303 000 inhabitants. Other major centers in the Province are Asaka, Shakhrikhan, Khanabad, and Karasu.

Multiple deposits of oil, ozokerite and lime represent the mineral resources of the Province. There are presently 85 joint ventures registered in the province. Foreign trade turnover totaled US $ 1 164,4 million in 1997.

List of monuments:

Juma Madrassah and Mosque (19th century)

The Bukhara province is situated in the south-western part of Uzbekistan. The Kizil-Kum Desert takes up a large portion of its territory. The total area of Province is 39 400 square km. The climate is typically continental and arid.

The Bukhara Province has a population of 1 384 700, about 68 % of the population lives in the rural areas while the other 32 % lives in towns. The Province is divided into 11 administrative districts.

The province's administrative center is the city of Bukhara which has a population of 263 400. Other towns in the Province are Gidjduvan, Romitan, and Kagan.

Bayan- Khulikhan Mausoleum (14th century)

Bolo-hauz Ensemble (18th to 19th century)

Chashma Aub Mausoleum (12th to 17th century)

Covered Bazaar Taqi Sarrafon Area (16th century)

Covered Bazaar Taqi Telpak Furushon Area (16th century)

Covered Bazaar Taqi Zargaron Area (16th century)

Garibon Mazar Cemetery

Gaukushan Ensemble (16th to 17th century)

Ismail Samani Mausoleum (9th to 14th century)

Kaltasaroi Caravanserai (16th century)

Khalif Khudoidod Ensemble (18th century)

Khazrat-Imam Ensemble (16th to 17th century)

Khodja Zainuddin Ensemble (16th century)

Labi-hauz Ensemble (16th to 17th century)

Mavlono Sharif Ensemble (18th century)

Poi Kalan Ensemble (1127, 1514 and 1535 to 1536)

Poi Ostana Caravanserai (16th century)

Saifetdin Bokharzi Mausoleum (12th to 15th century)

Shirbutdin Tepe (The Middle Ages )

The Ark - Fortress (5th, 7th, 9th, 18th & 19th centuries)

Ulug Beg Madrassah (1417 to 1418)

The Aksach Settlement (2nd century BC to 8th century AD)

Bakhauddin Nakhshbandi Ensemble (16th to 19th century)

Khazrati Mirtepa Settlement (5th to 8th century)

Paikent Settlement (5th to 8th century)

Zaman Bobo-the site of New Stone & Bronze Ages

Kasri- Romish Settlement (Middle Ages)

Kurgani-Romitan Settlement (5th to 7th century)

Varaksha Settlement (antique)

Chashma Ayub Mausoleum (12th century)

Narshakh Bobo Settlement (8th to 10th century)

Sufien Mosque (12th century)

Tash Mosque (12th to 17th century)

Vabkent Minaret (1197)

The Province of Djizzak lies in the central part of Uzbekistan. The total area of the Province is 20 500 square kilometers. The climate is typically continental, with dry, hot summers and mild winters.

The population is 910 500 people and the average density is 108 people per square kilometer.

The Province is divided into 11 administrative districts with Djizzak as its administrative center. This town has 127 200 inhabitants. Other main towns are Gagarin, Gallyaaral, Pakhtakor, Dustlik and Mardjanbulak.

34 joint ventures have been established in the Province. The total value of their production totaled 159,9 million Sums in 1997.

The Province's economy is base on agriculture. Most importantly cotton and cereal. There are tens of thousands of hectares of virgin soil, which have been researched for agricultural purposes. This land has an adequate irrigation infrastructure, which was created in the past few years.

List of monuments:

Byzlyar-Tepe castle (Middle Ages)

Kalya -Tepe Settlement (3rd to 8th century)

Kalya-Tepe (11th to 12th century)

Kassoblik Mosque (18th century)

Urda-Tepe (Middle Ages)

Shakrisabz Settlement (7th to 13th century)

Shah-i-Zinda Ensemble (14th to 15th)

Tallibarzu Settlement (Middle Ages)

Ulug Beg Observatory (15th century)

The Old Baths (16th to 17th century)

The Province of Fergana is situated in southern part of Fergana Valley. Its total area equals to 6 800 square kilometers. The climate is typically continental, with mild winters and very hot summers.

The population is about 2 597 000 with approximately 70,7 % of the total population living in rural areas. The Province is divided into 15 administrative districts.

The administrative center is Fergana city which has a population of 214 000. Other towns are Kokand, Kuva, Kuvasay, Margilan and Rishtan.

This broad, flat, fertile valley, surrounded by the Tian Shan to the north and the Pamir Alay range to the south, is the heartland of Uzbekistan. It's the most densely settled part of Central Asia and the focus of the region's silk production.
The Russians were quick to turn vast areas of the valley to cotton production and transform its ancient trading towns into ugly industrial zones. Nowadays its main assets are a conservative, proud and hospitable people, the kaleidoscopic bazaar at Marghlan and the proximity of the mountains.

Situated in Ferghana Valley, Kokand is an important center for the production of textiles, food, and chemicals . Kokand has existed since at least the 10 th century, when it was known as Khavakend and was located on a caravan route between India and China. In the middle of the 18 th century it became the capital of an Uzbek khanate. Russian imperial forces captured the city in 1876. The palace of Khudayar Khan (1871) sits in the center of the city. There are also many historical and architectural monuments, as the Palace of Khudoyar-khan, the Gishtlik Mosque, the Djamimosk and Minaret, the Mulkabad Mosque and the Narbutabey Madrasseh.

List of monuments:

Dakhma-i-Shakhon Mausoleum (19th century)

Emir Madrassah (18th century)

Juma Mosque (1809-1812)

Khudayar Khan Palace (1863-1873)

Modari Khan Mausoleum (1825)

Narbutabey Madrassah (1799)

Narbutabey Mosque (1799)

List of monuments:

Khanagha Mosque (17th century)

Khodja Inghis Mosque (18th century)

Pir Siddique Complex (17th century)

List of monuments:

The Republic of Karakalpakstan is situated in the south-western part of Uzbekistan. It takes up to north-western part of the Kizil-Kum Desert and the Amudarya River delta. The Republic's total area covers 165 6000 square kilometers. The climate is typically continental, with very hot summers and cold winters without snow.

The population of Karakalpakstan is 1,4 million, mainly Uzbek (32,8 %) and Karakalpak (32,1%). About 48 % of the population live in rural areas while the other 52 % live in towns.

The Republic is diveded into 15 administrative districts, 12 towns and 16 villages.

The Republic's administrative center is Nukus which has a population of 236 700. Other significant towns are Khodjeily, Kungrad and Chimbad.

List of monuments:

Kyat Settlement (6th to 7th century)

Sultan Voiz Bobo Ensemble (12th to 18th century)

List of monuments:

Mazlumhonsulu Mausoleum (14th century)

Mizdahkhan Complex (1st century BC to 14thcentury AD)

List of monuments:

BelauliCaravanserai (12th century)

Daut Ota Mausoleum (17th century)

Uchkuduk Caravanserai (15th century)

The Savitsky Karakalpakstan State Art Museum is a must-see for any visitor to Uzbekistan. With the cultural and historical exhibits of local art completing the museum display, this is unquestionably the finest museum in the country - and in all of Central Asia. "A vast and intriguing collection of Russian art that only now is coming to the attention of the West" ( NY Times)

List of monuments:

Mazariddin Mausoleum (1719)

List of monuments:

Kalandar Ogly Mausoleum (18th century)

The Province of Kashkadarya is situated in the basin of the Kashkadarya River on the western slopes of the Pamir Alay Mountains.

The total area of the Province is 28 400 square kilometers. The climate is typically continental, arid and partly subtropical.

The province has a population 2 029 000 with more than 73 % living in rural areas.

Kashkadarya is divided into 14 administrative districts with Karshi as its administrative Center. The town of Karshi has a population of 177 000. Other important towns are Shakhrisabz, Kitab, Kasan, Mubarekh, Yakkabad, Gusar and Kamashi.

There are 14 joint ventures with foreign investment functioning in the Province.

Beshkent

List of monuments:

Khazrati Sultan Mausoleum (16th to 17th century)

Guzar

Gulshan Mosque (1730)

Karshi

Chakar Mosque (18th century)

Kok Gumbaz Mosque (end of 16th century)

Kurgancha Complex (18th to 19th century)

Medieval Baths (15th century)

The Bridge across the Kashkadarya River (16-19th Century)

Za khoki Maron Settlement

(1st century BC to 5th century AD)

Kasan

Erkurgan Settlement (2nd century BC to 5th century AD)

Khazrat Kusam Ota Complex (11th to 19th century)

Mosque on Burial Mound (16th to 17th century)

Sardoba - the ancient water reservoir

Ak Serai Palace (1380-1404)

Chorsu Trading Dome (15th to 17th century)

Dorus Siadat Ensemble (14th to 19th )

Dorut Tilovat Complex (15th)

Khodja Abdi Darun & Abdi Birun Mausoleums-(15th AD)

Khodja Akrar Complex (17th)

Registan Ensemble (15th to 17th)

Rukhabad Complex (1380 to 19th century)

Tim

Ak Mosque (12th to 16th century)

Arab Ota Mausoleum (10 the century)

The sites of New Stone Age

Khorezm region is situated in the lower reaches of the Amu- Darya river among the boundless Kizilkum and Karakum deserts. Khorezm is the native land of ancient civilisations. Archeological excavations show, that even by 10th century BC there was a system of irrigation canals not less than 300 km long. According to ancient era, the founder of a dynasty of the Khorezm Kings was Siavush. There is a basis on which to consider Khorezm as the native land of Zoroastrizm. The first written sources mention ( in 519BC) Khorezm as the state conquered by Persian King Dariy-I. From the 10th century Khorezm became a large economic, cultural and scientific centre . Here great scientists such as Al-Khorezmi and Beruni lived and worked . Here the first Academy of Sciences in the East was founded (Mamun Academy).

In XIII century Khorezm became so powerful that it conquered new territory in Persia and Afghanistan, and seized Bukhara and Samarkand. But, despite strong resistance, the Khorezm troops were annihilated by the Mongolian Hordes who wiped the capital of Khorezm Kunya-Urgench off the face of the earth. Only at the end of the 16th century, was Khorezm again an independent state -Khivian Khanate with the capital in Khiva, which successfully existed for a long time up until its seizure by Russia at the end of the 19th century.

Khiva - one of the most ancient cities in the world, was attestor of the rise and fall of Khorezm. The final appearance of old Khiva was formed at the end of 18th and the beginning of the 19th centuries. Today the old part of Ichan-Kala is called an open-air museum and is guarded by UNESCO. The rather small territory of Igam-Kala holds - 2 palaces, more than 60 madressas and small-sized mosques, mausoleums, a cathedral mosque, a covered market, caravans - sheds and bath-houses, and apartment houses. Igam-Kala is surrounded by a strong fortress-like brick wall . Walking around the maze of narrow alleyways protected at both sides by facades of high houses with thick brick walls, crowned by merlons, and domes on corners, one is amazed by the architecture and skill of the local craftsmen. Not only the administrative and cult buildings, but also the apartment houses are decorated with dazzling bright tiles with incredible designs. Special to Khiva is the art of woodcarving. In the city all the columns, doors, gin and shutters are decorated with unique ornament. Khiva is famous for its carpets and jewellery, too.
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The Province of Khorezm is situated in north-western pat of Uzbekistan in the lower reaches of the Amudarya River. Its total area is 6 300 square kilometres. The climate is continental, with moderately cold winters and dry hot summers.

The population of the Province is 1 200 000, with about 80 % living in the outlying areas.

The Province is divided into 10 administrative districts with Urgench as the administrative center. Urgench has a population of 135 000. Other major towns of the Province are Khiva and Djuma.

Nurullah Bai Palace (1906-1912)

Ghurlen

Usman Said Bobo Mausoleum (16th century)

Khazarasp

Khazarasp Settlement (2nd to 3rd century)

Khiva is the only city in all of Central Asia that has survived in its entirety from old times. Today the old part of Ichan-Kala is called an open-air museum and is guarded by UNESCO.Various historic epochs have left their traces in Khiva, built over many centuries in the ancient cultural oasis of Khorazm.

Anush Khan baths (1657)

Ata Darvaza (19th century)

Islam Khodja Madrassah and Minaret (1908-1910)

Juma Mosque (1788)

Kalta Minor (1852)

Kunya Ark (19th century)

Mohammed Amin Khan Madrassah (1852-1855)

Mohammed Rakhim Khan Madrassah (1871)

Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum (19th century)

Shir Gazi Khan Madrassah (1718-1720)

Summer Mosque (1838)

Tash (Stone) Darvaza (1830-40)

Tash Khauli Palace (1826-1842)

Tomb of Sayid Allauddin (14th century)

The Province of Namangan is situated in the north-eastern part of the Fergana Valley, on the right bank of Syrdarya River covering an area 7 900 square kilometers. The climate is typically continental, with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters.

The population of the Province is 1 862 000, with 62,3 % living in the rural areas and 37,7 % in towns.

The Province is divided into 11 administrative districts with Namangan City as the administrative center. The city has a population of 341 000. Other important towns are Kasansay, Pap, Uchkurgan, Turakurgan, Chartac, Khakolabad and Chust.

Namangan

Atavalikhan Tura Mosque (1915)

Khodjamni Kabri Complex (18th century)

Mullah Kyrgyz Madrassah (1910)

Pap City Museum (7th century)

Ruins of ancient Akhsikent (1st to 9th century)

The Province of Navoi is situated in the south-western par of Uzbekistan in the middle of Kizil-Kum Desert. It covers an area of 110 800 square kilometers. The climate is typically continental and arid.

The population approximately 767 500 with about 59,4 % living in rural areas and 40,6 % living in towns.

The province is divided into 8 administrative districts. The town of Navoi is the administrative center; it has a population of 128 000. Other towns are Uchkuduk

Karmana

Karmana Settlement (Middle Ages)

Kasim Sheikh Khanagha and Mausoleum (16th)

Mir Said Bakhrom Mausoleum (11th)

Uchtut-the site of Palaeolithic Period (NE of Karmana)

Navoi

Rabat-i-Malik Caravanserai (1078)

Sardoba Malik (14th century)

Nurata

Katta Gumboz Mosque (17th to 18th century)

The Province of Samarkand is situated in center of Uzbekistan in the basin of Zarafshan River. The total area is 16 400 square kilometers. The climate is typically continental and arid.

The population is 2 322 000 of which three-quarters lives in rural areas.

The Province is divided into 16 administrative districts with an average population density of 149 people per square kilometer.

The administrative center of the Province is the city of Samarkand with a population of 368 000. Other important towns are Kattakurgan, Nurata, Urgut, Djuma and Aktash.

Dakhbed

The Architectural Complex Dakhbed (16th - 18th century)

Afrosiab-Historical & Archeo. Reserve (6th BC to 12th AD)

Bibi Khanum Mosque (14th to 15th century)

Chupan Ota Shrine (1440)

Gur Emir Mausoleum (1408)

Ishrat Khana Mausoleum (1464)

Kafirkala Settlement (Middle Ages)

The province of Surkhandarya is situated in southern part of Uzbekistan, bordering to Afghanistan. Its total area covers 20 800 square kilometers. The climate is typically continental with mild winters and hot summers.

The Province has a population of approximately 1 676 000 with majority (79,8 %) living in rural areas.

The Province is divided into 14 administrative districts with Terms as its administrative center. Termez has a population of 95 000. Other towns in the Province are Denau, Baysin, Sherabad, Shuchy and Sariaciya.

Anghor

Balalyk Tepe - Castles of feudal period (5th to 7th AD)

Djumalak Tepe (5th to 6th century)

Khaidarabad Settlement (1st to 4th century)

Zar Tepe Settlement (3rd century BC)

Boysun is one of the oldest inhabited places in the world. Situated on the road from Asia Minor to India, it preserves the traces of ancient cultures and religions including Zoroastrianism, Buddhism and Islam. Many traditional rituals connected with seasonal and family events are still alive - and celebrated with songs, dances and music. The rite to invoke the god of rain, derived from Zoroastrian beliefs, involves making a cloth doll which is left to soak in a river. Marriage and funeral rites, and shamanist rituals for curing illnesses, survive.

The decision of UNESCO to include Boysun district of Surkhandarya region, Uzbekistan in the register of "Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" became an important stimulus to promotion of traditional culture all over Central Asia and elaboration of long - term strategy of its preservation and further development. (http://www.sanat.orexca.com/eng/1-04/boysun1.shtml)

Denau

Said Attalyk Tepe Madrassah (16th century)

Sherabad

Ataulla Said Vaqos Mausoleum (11th to 12th century)

Khodja Isa Mausoleum (11th to 12th century)

Zaraut Sai - rock drawings (Mesolithic)

Termez is the capital of Surkhandarya region, a port on the Amu Darya River, near the Afghanistan border. An ancient settlement was discovered near Termez, which was populated in the times of the Greek-Bactrain rules (3rd - 2nd c. B.C). It was center of Buddhism at the period of Kushans (1st -2nd c. A.C.) When Arabs came (in the 7th -8th c.) the city became the center of Islam. During Amir Timur's time Termez continued to prosper, however it was destroyed at the end of 17th century.
In 1897 the modern city emerged with Russian fortress and garrison. Termez was a primary transit point during the Soviet occupation (1979-89) of Afghanistan.
For the last 80 years Termez has been one of the furthest and most sensitively sealed outpost of the Soviet empire, enforcing an unnatural religious cutoff point between Islam and atheism. Today Termez is a modern city with a population about 100 000 persons. For a long time the city was closed for tourists because of war in Afghanistan. But during several last years the tourists can explore fascinating monuments of Greek, Buddhism and Moslem cultures, as the ruins of Buddhism caving monasteries in Kara - Tepa.

Buddhist Temple Complexes

Khanagha Kokildor (15th to 17th century)

Kyrk Kyz Palace (9th to 10th century)

Mausoleum of al-Hakim at-Termezy(9th to 15th century)

Sultan-Saodat Ensemble (11th to 15th century)

Termez Settlement (4th century BC)

The Fayaz Tepe (4th century BC)

The Kara Tepe (4th century BC)

The Province of Syrdarya is located in the center of Uzbekistan on the left bank of Syrdarya River. The Starving Steppe takes up a significant part of its area. The total area is 5 100 square kilometers and the climate is typically continental and arid.

The population of the Province is 648 100. Syrdarya Province divided into 9 administrative districts with Gulistan as its administrative centre. Gulistan has a population of 54 000. Other important towns are Baht, Syrdarya, Shirin and Yangiyer.

The Province of Tashkent is situated in the north-eastern part of Uzbekistan between the western slopes of the Tien-Shan mountain range and the Syrdarya River. Its total area equals 15 300 square kilometers. The climate is typically continental, with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers.

The population of the province is 4 450 000 and the average density is 147 people per square kilometer. The province is divided into 15 administrative districts. The administrative center is the city of Tashkent, which has a population of more than 2 million. There are 16 towns in the Province, the largest towns are Angren, Almalik, Ahangaran, Bekabad, Chirchik, Yangiabad and Yangiyul, where most productive activities are concentrated. There are also 17 town and smaller villages.

The ground is rich with cooper, brown coal, molybdenum, zinc, gold, silver, rare metals and more.

Akhangharan

Munchak-Tepe Settlement (5th to 12th century)

Almalyk

Tunkent Settlement (4th to 12th century)

Angren

Ablyk Settlement (8th to 12th century)

Dukent - site of Palaeolithic Period (7th to 15th century)

Ai piedi del bacino di Charvak, distante circa 1h ½ da Tashkent c'è un piccolo parco in cui si possono ammirare petroglifi di 40.000 anni fa che raffigurano persone e animali con le corna.

Questa zona turistica, sulla sponda meridionale del bacino di Charvak è famosa per gli sport invernali. Aperta tutto l'anno con la possibilità di interessanti escursioni a piedi è adiacente alla riserva naturale Ugam Chatkal.

List of monuments:

Kanka Settlement (1st to 12th century)

Hodjikent

Rock drawings - sites of primitive man of New Stone Age

Abdul Qasim Madrassah (19th century)

Barak Khan Madrassah (16th century)

Chupan Ota Mosque and Mausoleum(18 to 20th century)

Kaffal Shashi Mausoleum (16th century)

Khairabad Mosque and Mausoleum(18 to 19th century)

Kukeldash Madrassah (16th century)

Nuriddin Bobo Mausoleum (16th century)

Sheikhantaur Mausoleum (15th century)

Zainuddin Bobo Mausoleum (15th century)

Yangi-Yul

Eski Tashkent Settlement (5th to 12th century)

Kaunchi-Tepe Settlement (4th BC to 6th centuries AD)

Zangi - Ata (14th to 20th century)