Samarqand Province

Samarqand Province (Samarkand Province) () is a viloyat (province) o Uzbekistan locatit in the centre o the kintra in the basin o Zarafshan River. It borders wi Tajikstan, Navoiy Province, Jizzakh Province an Qashqadaryo Province.  It covers an aurie o 16,400 km². The population is estimatit tae be aroond 2,322,000, wi some 75% livin in rural auries.

Samarqand Province wis established on 15 Januar 1938,Information about the Samarkand Region , www.samarqand.uz , accessed on July 21, 2007. an is dividit intae 14 admeenistrative destricts.Samarqand Province web site on gov.uz  The caipital is Samarqand (pop est 368,000 indwallers). Ither major touns include Bulung‘ur, Juma, Ishtixon, Kattaqo‘rg‘on, Urgut, an Oqtosh.

The climate is a teepically arid continental climate.


Samarqand Province an aa haes significant naitural resoorces, includin construction materials sic as marble, granite, limestane, carbonate, an chalk. The Province's major agricultural activities are cotton an cereal growin, winemakin an sericultur. In terms o industry, metal processin (spare pairts for automobiles an combines), fuid processin, textiles, an ceramics industries are the maist active in the aurie.

The province haes a well-developed transport infrastructur, wi ower 400 km o railways an 4100 km o surfaced roads. The telecommunication infrastructur is an aa well developed.

Admeenistrative diveesions

   Destrict name  Destrict caipital  1 Bulungur Destrict  Bulungur 2 Ishtikhon Destrict  Ishtikhon  3 Jomboy Destrict  Jomboy 4 Kattakurgan Destrict  Paishanba 5 Koshrabot Destrict Koshrabot 6 Narpay Destrict  Oqtosh 7 Nurobod Destrict  Nurobod 8 Oqdarya Destrict   Laish 9 Pakhtachi Destrict   Ziadin 10 Payariq Destrict  Payariq 11 Pastdargom Destrict   Juma 12 Samarqand Destrict   Gulabad 13 Toyloq Destrict  Toyloq 14 Urgut Destrict  Urgut
Laitinization o destrict names accordin tae Samarqand regional web site on gov.uz 

 References 


Category:Provinces o Uzbekistan