page_title: Samarqand Region
section_title: Administrative divisions
hierarchical_section_title: Samarqand Region / Administrative divisions
caption_attribution_description: Map of the districts (tuman) of the province (viloyat) of Samarqand in Uzbekistan.
context_page_description: Samarqand Region is one of the regions of Uzbekistan. It is located in the center of the country in the basin of Zarafshan River. It borders with Tajikistan, Navoiy Region, Jizzakh Region and Qashqadaryo Region. It covers an area of 16,773 km². The population is estimated to be around 3,651,700, with some 75% living in rural areas.
  Samarqand Region was established on January 15, 1938, and is divided into 14 administrative districts. The capital is Samarqand. Other major towns include Bulungur, Juma, Ishtikhon, Katta-Kurgan, Urgut, and Oqtosh.
  The climate is a typically arid continental climate.
  Samarkand is the second-largest center for economy, science, and culture in Uzbekistan, after Tashkent. The Institute of Archeology at the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan is based at Samarqand. The region's UNESCO World Heritage Site architectural monuments are world famous, and make Samarkand the largest center for international tourism in the country.
  Samarqand Region also has significant natural resources, including construction materials such as marble, granite, limestone, carbonate, and chalk.
context_section_description: Latinization of district names according to Samarqand regional web site on gov.uz
  Four cities and towns does not belong to any of the districts and have the status of cities of regional significance: Samarkand, Katta-Kurgan, Oqtosh, and Urgut.
caption: Districts of Samarqand Region
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