 the Statue of Farhad - the symbol of Navoi city Navoi ("Navoiy" in Uzbek) is a city in the South-Western part of Uzbekistan. Population: approx. 128,000. from Navoi. ...
History Originally known as Kermine ("Karmana") under the Bukharan Emirate, the city was re-founded in 1958, when it was known under the Russian name of Sokolov. Bukhara (بُخارا in Persian, Buxoro or Бухоро in Uzbek (the Cyrillic alphabet was officially phased out for Uzbek after independence); Бухара in Russian; also Boxara in Tatar) is one of the major cities of Uzbekistan, and capital of the Bukhara region (Bukhoro Wiloyati). ...
Generally speaking, an emirate (Arabic imarah, plural imarat) is a territory that is administered by an emir, although in Arabic the term can be generalized to mean any province of a country that is administered by a member of the ruling class. ...
1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The city is now named after the great Uzbek poet and statesman Alisher Navoi, who wrote in Persian and Chaghatai at the court of Emir Husein Boykara (or Husayn Bayqaro) in Herat. Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ...
Alisher Navoi (also known as Navoiy, Ali Sher Navai, Ali Şir Nevai(turkish), Nawoi)(1441-1501) - a Central Asian poet lived in Herat during the 15th century. ...
Persian (فارسی), (local name in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan: Fârsi), Pârsi (older local name, but still used by some speakers), Tajik (a Central Asian dialect) or Dari (Another local name in Tajikistan, Afghanistan), is a language spoken in Iran,Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain. ...
The Chagatai language is an extinct Turkic language spoken in Central Asia. ...
Herāt (Persian هرات) is a city in western Afghanistan, in the valley of the Hari Rud river in the province also known as Herat, and was traditionally known for wine. ...
Administration Navoi is the capital of an administrative region of Uzbekistan, Nawoiy Wiloyati, which includes former 8 districts ("rayon"s) of Bukhara and Samarqand. A region can be any area that has some unifying feature. ...
Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ...
Bukhara (بُخارا in Persian, Buxoro or Бухоро in Uzbek (the Cyrillic alphabet was officially phased out for Uzbek after independence); Бухара in Russian; also Boxara in Tatar) is one of the major cities of Uzbekistan, and capital of the Bukhara region (Bukhoro Wiloyati). ...
Samarkand (Samarqand or Самарқанд in Uzbek) (population 400,000) is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan, capital of the Samarkand region (Samarqand Wiloyati). ...
Geography Navoi Region is located in the southwest part of Uzbekistan in the middle of the Kyzyl Kum desert. The total area of the Region is 110,800 square kilometers. The Region has a typical dry, continental climate. The population is approximately 767,500 people, about 59,4 % of whom live in rural areas and 40,6 % live in urban areas. The Region is divided into 8 administrative districts. Other large cities of the Region are Uchkuduk and Zarafshan. The Kyzyl Kum (Uzbek: red sand; also called Qyzylqum) is a desert in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. ...
Uchkuduk is a city in the north of the Navoiy Province, Uzbekistan. ...
Zarafshan is a valley in northern Tajikistan. ...
Economy Navoi Region has large stocks of natural gas and deposits of precious metals, as well as large stocks of raw materials for production of construction materials. The total foreign trade turnover of the Region for 1997 was 497,6 million US dollars. The economy of Region is composed of the open pit mining, metallurgical and chemical enterprises. Among these enterprises are Navoi and Zarafshan Gold Mining and Metallurgical Complexes, which extract one of the purest gold in the world. The enterprise NavoiyAzot is the largest producer of mineral fertilizers in the country. There are other plants in the Region on food production. The growth of the industrial potential of the Region is expected to be achieved from the following activity:
- Reconstruction, technical modernization and expansion of the existing enterprises; - Creation of the new enterprises designed for an effective utilization of the local raw materials; - Research and utilization of mineral and water resources; - Development of the agriculture- in particular cotton and cattle-breeding (astrakhan sheep). 90 % of the Region's territory is ideally suitable for agricultural activity. The projects of agricultural infrastructure development are expected to provide: a utilization of ground water, the volume of which is approximately 3,7 million cubic meters per day and 1,5 million cubic meters per day in dry regions. The project also includes a construction of systems using wind power, as well as irrigation systems and pumping stations for an effective utilization of virgin soils. An increase of astrakhan sheep breeding is also stipulated. - Processing and production of cotton, astrakhan wool, cocoons of silkworm, leather for tanning production, and also development of fruit and vegetable processing industry; - production of oil, sugar, canned juices and children’s meals. The investment program of the Region includes 32 projects with the grand total budget of 712,5 million US dollars. In territory of the Region there are 3 airports. The total length of roads is 4,500 kilometers; the total length of highways is 4,100 kilometers.
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