Cities in Uzbekistan

Samarkand is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. Samarkand is the capital of the Samarkand Region and a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlements Kimyogarlar, Farhod and Khishrav. With 551,700 inhabitants (2021), it is the third-largest city in Uzbekistan.

Bukhara ( ) is the seventh-largest city in Uzbekistan by population, with 280,187 residents . It is the capital of Bukhara Region.

Nukus (; ) is the sixth-largest city in Uzbekistan and the capital of the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan. The population of Nukus as of 1 January 2022 was 329,100. The Amu Darya river passes west of the city. Administratively, Nukus is a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlement Karatau.

Fergana (; , ) is a district-level city and the capital of Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan. Fergana is about east of Tashkent, about 75 km southwest of Andijan, and less than from the Kyrgyzstan border. The modern city was founded in 1876.

Khiva (, ; other names) is a district-level city of approximately 93,000 people in Khorazm Region, Uzbekistan. According to archaeological data, the city was established around 2,500 years ago.

Andijan ( ), also spelt Andijon () and formerly romanized as Andizhan ( ), is a city in Uzbekistan. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Andijan Region. Andijan is a district-level city with an area of . Andijan is the most densely populated city with density of 10,000 people/km2 and it had 747,800 inhabitants in 2024. Andijan is located in a tense border region at the south-eastern edge of the Fergana Valley near Uzbekistan's border with Kyrgyzstan.

Kokand ( ) is a city in Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southwestern edge of the Fergana Valley. Administratively, Kokand is a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlement Muqimiy. The population of Kokand was approximately 259,700. The city lies southeast of Tashkent, west of Andijan, and west of Fergana. It is nicknamed "City of Winds".

Shahrisabz, lit. "Green City" in Persian, is a district-level city in Qashqadaryo Region in southern Uzbekistan. The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) selected Shakhrisabz as its tourism capital for 2024.

Namangan is a district-level city in eastern Uzbekistan. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Namangan Region. Namangan is located in the northern edge of the Fergana Valley, less than 30 km from the border with Kyrgyzstan. The city is served by Namangan Airport.

thumb|Sultan-Saodat Mausoleum Termez ( ) is the capital of Surxondaryo Region in southern Uzbekistan. Administratively, it is a district-level city. Its population is 182,800 (2021). It is notable as the site of Alexander the Great's city Alexandria on the Oxus, as a center of early Buddhism, as a site of Muslim pilgrimage, and as a base of Soviet Union military operations in Afghanistan, accessible via the nearby Hairatan border crossing.

Urgench (//, ; ; ) is a district-level city in western Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Xorazm Region. The estimated population of Urgench in 2021 was 145,000, an increase from 139,100 in 1999. It lies on the Amu Darya River and the Shavat canal. The city is situated west of Bukhara across the Kyzylkum Desert.

Qarshi ( ; ) is a city in southern Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Qashqadaryo Region. Administratively, Qarshi is a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlement Qashqadaryo. It has a population of 278,300 (2021 estimate). It is about 520 km south-southwest of Tashkent, and about 335 km north of Uzbekistan's border with Afghanistan. The city is important in natural gas production, but Qarshi is also famous for its production of woven flat carpets.

Margilan (, ) is a city in eastern Uzbekistan's Fergana Region. As of the 2024 census, its population was 253,500.

Jizzakh (; ) is a city and the center of Jizzakh Region in Uzbekistan, located in the northeast of Samarkand. It is a district-level city. The population of Jizzakh is 179,200 (2020 est.).

Gulistan (), known before 1961 as Mirzachul () and as Kayrokkum () until 2015, is the capital of Sirdaryo Region in eastern Uzbekistan. It is a district-level city.

Navoiy ( ; ) is a city and the capital of Navoiy Region in the central part of Uzbekistan. Administratively, it is a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlement Tinchlik. The city is named after Alisher Navoiy. As of 2024, its population was 161,300 inhabitants.

Moynaq, also spelled as Muynak (; ; ), is a city in northern Karakalpakstan, an autonomous republic in Uzbekistan. It is the seat of the Moynaq district. Formerly a sea port on the Aral Sea, it is now 150 km from the water in the Aralkum Desert and thus is a disaster tourism destination. It is also the location for the biggest electronic music festival in Central Asia.

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Chirchiq () is a district-level city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is about 32 km northeast of Tashkent, along the river Chirchiq. Chirchiq lies in the Chatkal Mountains. The population of Chirchiq as of 2021 is approximately 162,800.

Olmaliq () is a district-level city (2021 pop 133,400) in the Tashkent Region of central Uzbekistan, approximately 65 km east of Tashkent. It is located at latitude 40° 50' 41N; longitude 69° 35' 54E; at an altitude of 585 meters.

Bekobod ( formerly Begovat) is a district-level city in Tashkent Region, eastern Uzbekistan. It lies along both banks of the Syr Darya River near Uzbekistan's border with Tajikistan.

Zarafshon (, ) is a city in the center of Uzbekistan's Navoiy Region. Administratively, it is a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlement Muruntau. It has an area of and 85,100 inhabitants (2021).

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Beruniy (; ; ) is a city in the autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. It is located on the northern bank of the Amu Darya near Uzbekistan's border with Turkmenistan. The city is the seat of Beruniy District. Historically, Beruniy was known as Kath (Persian/; modern ) and served as the capital of Khwarazm during the Afrighid dynasty. In 1957, it was renamed "Beruniy" in honor of the medieval scholar and polymath Al-Biruni who was born here. Beruniy received city status in 1962.

Xojeli, also Khojeli (, ; ), is a city and seat of Xojeli District in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan. It lies 15 km southwest of Nukus, and 25 km northeast of Konye-Urgench (Turkmenistan). Its population is 67,800 (2016). Xojeli has a railway station on the line from Atyrau (western Kazakhstan) to Tashkent.

Qorakoʻl, also spelled as Karakul, is a city in the Bukhara Region of Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Qorakoʻl District (Qorakoʻl tumani). Its population is 22,300 (2016).

Uchquduq (sometimes spelled as Uchkuduk, ; ) is a city in the north of Navoiy Region, Uzbekistan. It is the seat of Uchquduq District. The city's name means "three draw-wells" in Uzbek.

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Nurafshon () is a district-level city and the administrative centre of Tashkent Region in Uzbekistan. It is also the seat of the Oʻrtachirchiq District, but not part of it. It has an area of and the population of the city is 51,400 (2021).

Nurota (sometimes spelled as Nurata, ; ; ) is a city and the seat of Nurota District in Navoiy Region in Uzbekistan. Its population is 32,300 (2016).

Gʻijduvon (; ; ) is a city in the Bukhara Region of Uzbekistan and the capital of Gʻijduvon District (tuman). Its population was 38,600 in 2003, and 43,400 in 2016.

Urgut (; ) is a city in the Samarqand Region of Uzbekistan and the capital of Urgut District. Its population is 65,300 (2016). It is known for the grove of plane trees, some of which are more than 1000 years old. Urgut is located in a mountainous area. thumb|left|200px| 1060-year old plane tree with a cave under its roots

Vobkent (; ; ) is a city in the Bukhara Region of Uzbekistan and the capital of Vobkent District. It is famous for a minaret constructed in 1196–1198, under the reign of Ala ad-Din Tekish.

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Qońırat, also spelled as Kungrad (), formerly known as Zheleznodorozhny (, until 1969), is a city in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, located in the Amu Darya delta on the left bank of the river. It is the seat of Qońırat district. Its population was 37,100 in 2016.

Denov (, , Persian: ده نو) is a city in Surxondaryo Region of southeast Uzbekistan, the administrative centre of Denov District. It is in the Hissar Range close to the border with Tajikistan, and is the closest major town to the Kalchayan and Dalverzin Tepe archaeological sites. Denov is believed to be the site of ancient city of Chaghaniyan.

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Kattakurgan () is a city in the Samarqand Region of Uzbekistan, in the Zarafshon River valley. Administratively, it is a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlement Ingichka. It has 90,600 inhabitants (2021). It is located on the road and railway between Bukhara and Samarkand.

Gʻuzor (; ; ; ) is a city in Qashqadaryo Region in southern Uzbekistan. It serves as the administrative center of Gʻuzor District. Its population is 24,500 (2016).

Toʻrtkoʻl (; , also spelled as Turtkul (), is a city in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan and the administrative center of the Toʻrtkoʻl District. Its population is 58,200 (2016).

Ohangaron (, ) is a district-level city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Ohangaron District, but not part of it.

Xonobod (in 1972—91 Sovetabad, ) is a district-level city in Andijan Region, Uzbekistan. It has an area of and 44,000 inhabitants (2020). It lies to the east of Andijan in the Ferghana Valley, on the right bank of the Kara Darya.

Parkent () is a city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Parkent District. Its population is 60,200 (2016). It is home to the Solar furnace of Uzbekistan which is the largest solar furnace in the world by mirror surface area.

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Yangiyoʻl () is a district-level in Uzbekistan's Tashkent Region, from the city of Tashkent. It has a population of 61,700 people. Industry in the area includes textiles and paper.

Kâsânsây also spelled as Kasansay (; ; ) or simply, Kasan, (ancient Kathan or Great Kushan empire) is a city in Namangan Region, Uzbekistan. It is the seat of Kasansay District. Kasansay is named after the River "Kasan" which flows from high mountains of Kyrgyzstan to Turakurgan District (Namangan Region), the word "soy" in from sugdian-tajik and means a "brook".

Boysun (, ) is a city in Surxondaryo Region, Uzbekistan and capital of Boysun District. The population was 16,732 as of the 1989 census, and 27,600 in 2016. ==History== Boysun is one of the oldest inhabited places in the Surxondaryo Region of Uzbekistan. It is located to the northwest of Boysun in the Teshiktosh mountains. It is known that people have lived in Boysun for approximately the last 5,000 years. From the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD, Boysun was the location of a fortified city called "Poikalon". In the 6th to 13th centuries, another city, Bosand, was situated in the Boysun

thumb|M34 highway (Tajikistan)|M34 in Sirdaryo Sirdaryo ( / ; ) is a city in Sirdaryo Region of Uzbekistan. It serves as the administrative center of Sirdaryo District. Its population is 28,800 (2016).

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Shahrixon (, ) is a city in Andijan Region, Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Shahrixon District. Its population was 45,200 in 1989, and 71,400 in 2016.

Shofirkon (, , ) is a city and seat of Shofirkon District in Bukhara Region in Uzbekistan. The town population was 9,594 people in 1989, and 14,000 in 2016.

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Oqtosh (, ) is a city in Samarqand Region, Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Narpay District. Its population is 41,600 (2016).

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Yangiyer ( — new land) — is a city in Sirdaryo Region, Eastern Uzbekistan. It is a district-level city. Its population is 44,200 (2021).

Qoʻrgʻontepa (, ) is a small city and seat of Qoʻrgʻontepa District, in Andijan Region in eastern Uzbekistan. It is located roughly north of Osh, near the border with Kyrgyzstan. In 1989 it had a population of 19,565, and 30,800 in 2016. In 1976 Qo’rg’ontepa was granted city status. The city has a cotton factory, a tool factory and sewing factory. The city is located on the Uzbek Railways Andijan-Karasu line.

alt=This park erected name after Alfraganus|thumb|View of Park alt=Monument of Alfraganus in Cairo|thumb|Monument of Al-Farghani in Cairo (Egypt). Quva (, ; ; ) is the capital of Quva District in eastern Uzbekistan. Quva is about 450 km east of Tashkent, about 46 km west of Andijan, and less than 17 km from the border with Kyrgyzstan. Its population is 46,400 (2016).

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Piskent () is a city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Piskent District. The town population was 24,405 people in 1989, and 34,900 in 2016.

Muborak (, ) is a small city located in Qashqadaryo Region of Uzbekistan. The city is the administrative center of Muborak District. Its population is 30,100 (2016).