Tourist Guide Tashkent
Tashkent, capital and largest city of Uzbekistan, is located in the foothills
of the Tian Shan, in a great oasis along the Chirchik River and on the Trans-Caspian
RR.
Before of her actual name, which in Turkoman language means "Stone City",
Tashkent was called Chach, Shash, Binkent at various times.
Tashkent is about 2000 years old and it has passed all the way from the small
ancient settlement to the one of todays biggest Asian cities.
Tashkent was ruled by Arabs in the 7th century A.D. and then passed to the Turkish
shahs of Khwarazm in the 12th century.
In 1865 it was annexed by Russia and in 1930 it replaced Samarkand as the capital
of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic.
At present, Tashkent is the political, cultural, scientific and industrial centre
of Uzbekistan and at the same time one of the most attractive Oriental cities.
Its architecture is unique with many trade buildings belonging to different
periods and styles. Unfortunately, only a small part of its wonderful architectural
past is preserved, due to the destruction of many religious buildings after
the revolution of 1917 and a terrible earthquake in 1966.
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