Qashqadaryo Province

Qashqadaryo Province (, ), (auld spellin Kashkadarya Province) is a viloyat (province) o Uzbekistan, locatit in the soothren pairt o the kintra in the basin o the Qashqadaryo River an the wastren slopes o the Pamir Muntains. It borders wi Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Samarkand Province, Buxoro Province an Surxondaryo Province.  It covers an aurie o 28,400 km². The population is estimatit tae be aroond 2,067,000 (2007),"География Узбекистана" ("Geography Uzbekistan") , Geosite, in Roushie, accessed 6 June 2009 wi some 73% livin in rural auries.

Admeenistrative diveesions
The provincial caipital is Karshi (Qarshi) (pop est 177,000 indwallers). Ither major touns include Beshkent, Chiroqchi (Chirakchi), Dehkanabad (Dehqonobod), Guzar (G‘uzor), Kitob, Koson, Myrishkor, Muborak, Kamashi (Qamashi), Shahrisabz, Shurbazar, Tollimarjon (Talimardzhan),  an Yakkabog.

Qashqadaryo Province is currently dividit intae thirteen admeenistrative destricts."Kashkadarya regional administration (Viloyat)" , on the offeecial wabsteid o the Uzbekistan govrenment] 
   Destrict name  Destrict caipital  1 Chiroqchi Destrict   Chiroqchi (Chirakchi) 2 Dehkanabad Destrict  Karashina 3 Guzar Destrict  Guzar (G‘uzor) 4 Kamashi Destrict   Kamashi 5 Karshi Destrict   Beshkent 6 Kasby Destrict  Muglan  7 Kitob Destrict  Kitab 8 Koson Destrict  Koson 9 Myrishkor Destrict Yangi Mirishkor 10 Muborak Destrict  Muborak 11 Nishon Destrict  Yangi-Nishon 12 Shakhrisabz Destrict   Shakhrisabz 13 Yakkabog Destrict  Yakkabog
Laitinization o destrict names is in accordance wi the offeecial Uzbekistan governmental wabsteid.

Geography
The climate is a teepically arid continental climate an pairtly semi-tropical.

Economy
Naitural resoorces include significant petroleum an natural gas reserves, wi the Mubarekh Oil an Gas Processing Plant as the region’s lairgest industry. Ither industry includes oo processin, textiles, licht industry, fuid processin an construction materials. Major agricultural activities include cotton, various crops an livestock. The irrigation infrastructur is vera well developed wi the lairge Tollimarjon reservoir as a reliable watter soorce.

The province haes a well-developed transport infrastructur, wi ower 350 km o railways an 4000 km o surfaced roads.

Cultur
The ceety o Shahrisabz, the birthplace o Amir Timur, is the main tourist attraction in the province.

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Category:Provinces o Uzbekistan