  navoiy also spelled as navoi (; ) is a city (pop 125,800 in 2007)official website of navoiy province and the capital of navoiy province in the southwestern part of uzbekistan. it is located at latitude 40Â° 5' 4n; longitude 65Â° 22' 45e, at an altitude of 382 meters. the city is named after ali-shir nava'i. ==history== originally known as kermine ("karmana") under the emirate of bukhara, the city was re-founded in 1958, under the name of 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. ==economy== navoiy 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. 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. ===navoiy free industrial economic zone (fiez)=== the navoi free industrial economic zone (fiez) with special conditions for foreign investments was created in navoi province of uzbekistan, in the area of navoiy airport. it is due to operate for 30 years. businesses in fiez will enjoy favourable customs, currency and tax regulations and simplified procedure for entry, stay and obtaining of work permit for non-resident citizens. they shall be exempt from taxes for a period depending on the amount of direct investments: * from 3 to 10 million euros - fo
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