![]() ![]() ![]() Sep 1 Independence Day ( Mustaqillik Kuni), remembering the proclamation of independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 May 9 Remembrance Day, Peace Day or Liberation Day ( Xotira va Qadirlash Kuni), remembering that Uzbek troups participated in the Soviet army and that 500.000 Uzbek soldiers were killed in World War II. Mar 21 Navroz (Persian New Year) ( Navro'z Bayrami) Mar 8 International Women's Day ( Xalqaro Xotin-Qizlar Kuni) Ramadan ends with the Eid ul-Fitr festival extending over several days. Amu Darya flows into the (bigger) Southern part of the Aral Sea.Įxact dates depend on local astronomical observations and vary from one country to another. Today the distance between the river and the old city is about 40 km. Konye Urgench in Turkmenistan, the capital of the old empire of Chwarezm, was situated on the banks of the Amu Darya. The river has changed its course several times. It can be a rapid river in spring and is called Dsaihun (suffering from rabies) in Arabic. Amu Darya rises in the Hindukush and has a length of 2540 km.Syr Darya flows into the (smaller) Northern part of the Aral Sea. It is 2212 km long (3019 km including its source Naryn). Syr Darya crosses the Ferghana Valley and runs on the North East edge of the Kizil Kum Desert.Mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo) and Zarafshon Ferghana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan shrinking Aral Sea in west. Uzbekistan measures 1450 km West to East and 930 km North to South. Mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters semiarid grassland in east. The country is extremely wealthy in natural resources, yet very little wealth falls into the hands of the locals. Karimov passed away in September 2016, and the country has since been locked in political tensions as individuals are now eager to improve the Uzbek economy and ease its isolated position from the rest of the world. The country is nominally a democracy, however, from 1991 to 2016 the country was run by President Islam Karimov, whose security services are widely believed to have killed several hundred protesters in Andijan in 2005 and have been responsible for some severe breaches of the most basic human rights (torture and killings). Uzbekistan gained independence in 1991, following the break up of the Soviet Union. During the Soviet era, intensive production of "white gold" (cotton) and grain led to overuse of age agrochemicals and the depletion of water supplies, which have left the land poisoned and the Aral Sea and certain rivers more than half dry. Stiff resistance to the Red Army after World War I was eventually suppressed and a socialist republic set up in 1924. Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. The most famous leader to come from Uzbekistan is Tamerlane who was born in Shahrisabz south of Samarkand. ![]() Islam was introduced by Arabs in the 8th-9th century. Samarkand was conquered by Alexander the Great. One version is that it is derived from Turkic 'uz/öz' ('good' or 'true') and 'bek' ('guardian'). ![]() The meaning of the name Uzbek is disputed. The country has a rich history, being in the middle of the Silk Road and has a lot of Soviet-era architecture. It is doubly landlocked, but includes the southern shoreline of the Aral Sea. Uzbekistan is a country in South-Central Asia and borders with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3% ![]()
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