Question: What valley is the capital of the region of Uzbekistan with a population of 2,965,500 in ?

text: Uzbekistan
Administrative divisions
Main articles : Regions of Uzbekistan and Districts of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan is divided into twelve provinces ( viloyatlar , singular viloyat , compound noun viloyati e.g. , Toshkent viloyati , Samarqand viloyati , etc . ) , one autonomous republic ( respublika , compound noun respublikasi e.g . Qoraqalpogʻiston Muxtor Respublikasi , Karakalpakstan Autonomous Republic , etc . ) , and one independent city ( shahar , compound noun shahri , e.g. , Toshkent shahri ) . Names are given below in Uzbek , Russian , and Karakalpak languages when applicable , although numerous variations of the transliterations of each name exist . Political Map of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (UK: /ʊzˌbɛkɪˈstɑːn, ʌz-, -ˈstæn/, US: /ʊzˈbɛkɪstæn, -stɑːn/; Uzbek: O'zbekiston, Ўзбекистон pronounced [ozbekiˈstɒn]), officially Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: O'zbekiston Respublikasi), is a country in Central Asia. It is bordered by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest. Along with Liechtenstein, it is one of the world's only two doubly landlocked countries. As a sovereign state, Uzbekistan is a secular, unitary constitutional republic. It comprises 12 provinces and one autonomous republic. The capital and largest city of Uzbekistan is Tashkent. What is now Uzbekistan was in ancient times part of the Iranian-speaking region of Transoxiana and Turan. The first recorded settlers were Eastern Iranian nomads, known as Scythians, who founded kingdoms in Khwarezm (8th-6th centuries BC), Bactria (8th-6th centuries BC), Sogdia (8th-6th centuries BC), Fergana (3rd century BC - 6th century AD), and Margiana (3rd century BC - 6th century AD). The area was incorporated into the Iranian Achaemenid Empire and, after a period of Macedonian Greek rule, was ruled by the Iranian Parthian Empire and later by the Sasanian Empire, until the Arab conquest of Iran in the 7th century. The Muslim conquest in the 7th century converted the majority of the population, including the local ruling classes, into adherents of Islam. During this period, cities such as Samarkand, Khiva and Bukhara began to grow rich from the Silk Road. The local Khwarezmian dynasty, and Central Asia as a whole, were decimated by the Mongol invasion in the 13th century.
Division Capital City Area ( km² ) Population ( 2008 ) Key
Andijan Region Uzbek : Андижон вилояти/Andijon Viloyati Russian : Андижанская область ( Andizhanskaya oblast ' ) Andijan Andijon 4,303 2,965,500 2
Bukhara Region Uzbek : Бухоро вилояти/Buxoro Viloyati Russian : Бухарская область ( Bukharskaya oblast ' ) Bukhara Buxoro 41,937 1,843,500 3
Fergana Region Uzbek : Фарғона вилояти/Fargʻona Viloyati Russian : Ферганская область ( Ferganskaya oblast ' ) Fergana Fargʻona 7,005 3,564,800 4
Jizzakh Region Uzbek : Жиззах вилояти/Jizzax Viloyati Russian : Джизакская область ( Dzhizakskaya oblast ' ) Jizzakh Jizzax 21,179 1,301,000 5
Karakalpakstan Republic Karakalpak : Қарақалпақстан Республикасы/Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikasiʻ Uzbek : Қорақалпоғистон Республикаси/Qoraqalpogʻiston Respublikasi Russian : Республика Каракалпакстан ( Respublika Karakalpakstan ' ) Nukus Nokis Nukus 161,358 1,817,500 14
Kashkadarya Region Қашқадарё вилояти/Qashqadaryo Viloyati Russian : Кашкадарьинская область ( Kashkadar'inskaya oblast ' ) Karshi Qarshi 28,568 3,088,800 8
Khorezm Region Хоразм вилояти/Xorazm Viloyati Russian : Хорезмская область ( Khorezmskaya oblast ' ) Urgench Urganch 6,464 1,776,700 13
Namangan Region Uzbek : Наманган вилояти/Namangan Viloyati Russian : Наманганская область ( Namanganskaya oblast ' ) Namangan Namangan 7,181 2,652,400 6
Navoiy Region Uzbek : Навоий вилояти/Navoiy Viloyati Russian : Навоийская область ( Navoijskaya oblast ' ) Navoiy Navoiy 109,375 942,800 7
Samarkand Region Uzbek : Самарқанд вилояти/Samarqand Viloyati Russian : Самаркандская область ( Samarkandskaya oblast ' ) Samarkand Samarqand 16,773 3,651,700 9
Surkhandarya Region Uzbek : Сурхондарё вилояти/Surxondaryo Viloyati Russian : Сурхандарьинская область ( Surkhandar'inskaya oblast ' ) Termez Termiz 20,099 2,462,300 11
Syrdarya Region Uzbek : Сирдарё вилояти/Sirdaryo Viloyati Russian : Сырдарьинская область ( Syrdar'inskaya oblast ' ) Gulistan Guliston 4,276 803,100 10
Tashkent City Russian : Ташкент ( Tashkent ) Uzbek : Тошкент/Toshkent Shahri Tashkent Toshkent 327 2,424,100 1
Tashkent Region Russian : Ташкентская область ( Tashkentskaya oblast ' ) Uzbek : Тошкент вилояти/Toshkent Viloyati Nurafshon Nurafshon 15,258 2,829,300 12