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Encyclopedia > Tashkent Province
Tashkent Province
Toshkent viloyati
Country Uzbekistan
Capital Tashkent
Area 15,300 km² (5,907 mi²)
Population 4,450,000 (2005)
Density 291 /km² (754 /mi²)
ISO 3166-2 UZ-TO

Toshkent Province (Uzbek: Toshkent viloyati, Тошкент вилояти) is a viloyat (province) of Uzbekistan, located in the northeastern part of the country, between the Syr Darya River and the Tien Shan Mountains. It borders with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikstan, Sirdaryo Province and Namangan Province. It covers an area of 15,300 km². The population is estimated to be around 4,450,000. Tashkent Tashkent (Uzbek: , Russian: , English: ) is the current capital of Uzbekistan and also of Tashkent Province. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... A wilaya is an administrative subdivision usually translated as province. ... Syr Darya (also known as Syrdarya or Sirdaryo) is a river in Central Asia. ... The Tian Shan (Chinese: 天山; Pinyin: Tiān Shān; celestial mountains) mountain range is located in Central Asia, in the border region of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region of western China. ... The Republic of Tajikistan (Тоҷикистон), formerly known as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic, is a country in Central Asia. ... Srydarya Province or Сирдарё вилояти is an administration division, or viloyati of Uzbekistan, located in the center of the country on the left bank of Syr Darya River. ... Namangan Province (Uzbek:Namangan viloyati / Russian: Наманган вилояти) is an administration division, or viloyati of Uzbekistan, located in the southern part of the Fergana Valley in far eastern Uzbekistan. ...


Toshkent Province is divided into 15 administrative districts. The capital is Toshkent (Tashkent) (pop est 2,000,000 inhabitants), which is also the capital of the country, and is governed separately from the province as an independent city. Other major cities include Angren, Olmaliq, Ohangaron, Bekobod, Chirchiq, G‘azalkent, Keles, Parkent, To‘ytepa, Yangiobod and Yangiyo‘l, Tashkent (Toshkent or Тошкент in Uzbek, Ташке́нт in Russian-meaning Stone City in English), the current capital of Uzbekistan, has in the past been called Chach, Shash and Binkent. ... Olmaliq, formerly Almalyk, is a city (2004 pop est 138,000) in the Toshkent Province of central Uzbekistan, approximately 65 km east of Tashkent. ... Bekabad (original Uzbek spelling Bekobod), is a city in Tashkent Province, Eastern Uzbekistan. ... Chirchiq (or Chirchik) is a city (1999 pop. ... Keles is a district of Bursa Province of Turkey. ... Toytepa (Toytepa in Uzbek), its name translates to Joy Mount in English) is a town in the Region of Tashkent (Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan). ... Yangiyo‘l (also spelled as Yangiyul) is a city in Uzbekistans Toshkent Province, 20km from the city of Tashkent. ...


The climate is a typically continental climate with mild wet winters and hot dry summers. A continental climate is the climate typical of the middle-latitude interiors of the large continents of the Northern Hemisphere in the zone of westerly winds; similar climates exist along the east coasts and southwest coasts of the same continents, and also at higher elevations in certain other parts of...


Natural resources include copper, brown coal, molybdenum, zinc, gold, silver,rare earths, natural gas, petroleum, sulfur, [table salt], limestone, and granite. General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Standard atomic weight 63. ... Coal Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by mining. ... General Name, Symbol, Number molybdenum, Mo, 42 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 6, 5, d Appearance gray metallic Standard atomic weight 95. ... General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Standard atomic weight 65. ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Standard atomic weight 107. ... A rare earth is an oxide of a rare earth element. ... Natural gas is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane but including significant quantities of ethane, butane, propane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, helium and hydrogen sulfide. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... General Name, Symbol, Number sulfur, S, 16 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 16, 3, p Appearance lemon yellow Standard atomic weight 32. ... -1... Close-up of granite from Yosemite National Park, valley of the Merced River Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ...


Toshkent Province is the most economically developed in the country. Industry includes energy production, mining, metallurgy, fertilizers, chemicals, electronics, textiles, cotton purification, food processing and footwear. Chuquicamata, the largest open pit copper mine in the world, Chile. ... Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and of materials engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys. ... Fertilizers are chemicals given to plants with the intention of promoting growth; they are usually applied either via the soil or by foliar spraying. ... This article is about the type of fabric. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans or animals. ...


Toshkent Province also has a highly developed agricultural industry, based primarily on irrigation. The main crops are cotton and hemp, but cereals, melons and gourds, fruit and vegetables and citrus fruits are increasing. Livestock is also important. Cotton ready for harvest. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the fruits called melons. ... A gourd is a hollow, dried shell of a fruit in the Cucurbitaceae family of plants. ... Species & major hybrids Species Citrus maxima - Pomelo Citrus medica - Citron Citrus reticulata - Mandarin & Tangerine Major hybrids Citrus x aurantifolia - Lime Citrus x aurantium - Bitter Orange Citrus x bergamia - Bergamot Citrus x hystrix - Kaffir Lime Citrus x ichangensis - Ichang Lemon Citrus x limon - Lemon Citrus x limonia - Rangpur Citrus x paradisi...


The province has a well-developed transportation infrastructure, with over 360 km of railways and 3771 km of surfaced roads. Tashkent has a large international airport, which is the main air gateway to the country.


Chatkal National Park, with beautiful mountains and forests, is located within Toshkent Province. Chatkal National Park is a national park in the Toshkent Province of Uzbekistan. ...



 

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