Tashkent
Tashkent (Uzbek: 'Toshkent, Тошкент; Roushie: Ташкент, literally "Stane Ceety") is the caipital an lairgest ceety o Uzbekistan an o the Tashkent Province. The offeecially registered population o the ceety in 2008 wis 2.1 million.
Tashkent Toshqand, Toshkand | |
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Aerial view o Tashkent | |
Coordinates: 41°16′N 69°13′E / 41.267°N 69.217°ECoordinates: 41°16′N 69°13′E / 41.267°N 69.217°E | |
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Province | Tashkent Province |
Settled | 5t tae 3rd centuries BC |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Rakhmonbek Usmonov |
Area | |
• Total | 334.8 km2 (129.3 sq mi) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 2,200,000 |
• Density | 6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 ( ) |
Website | http://tashkent.uz/ |
Twin touns — sister ceeties
eeditTashkent is twinned wi:
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Tunis, Tunisie
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Karachi, Pakistan
- Berlin, Germany
- Dnipro, Ukraine
- Kortrijk, Belgium
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