Bukhara Region

Also known as Buxoro Region, Buxoro viloyati

region of Uzbekistan

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Bukhara Region is an administrative division in Uzbekistan, a country in Central Asia. It matters as a historically significant area that was once a major center of Islamic learning, trade, and culture along the ancient Silk Road.

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Vinony's link graph records 191 inbound references to Bukhara Region, and connects out to Gijduvan, Russian and Uzbekistan.

The entry is geolocated on the map in UZ.

It is catalogued under topics including Bukhara Region and Regions of Uzbekistan.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: region of Uzbekistan
Country: Soviet Union
Located in: Uzbekistan
Capital: Bukhara
Population: 1543900
Area: 39400
Elevation: 206
Time zone: UTC+05:00
Shares border with: Lebap Region
Official website: www.buxoro.uz/index.php?Lang=en
Image: Bukhara Desert Oasis & Spa (3).jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Bukhara Region
category for people born here: Q15069726
category of associated people: Category:People from Bukhara Region
Commons category: Bukhara Region
inception: 1938-01-15
native label: Buxoro viloyati
language used: Uzbeki Arabic
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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Encyclopedic overview

Bukhara Region is a region of Uzbekistan located in the southwest of the country. The Kyzyl Kum desert takes up a large portion of its territory. It borders Turkmenistan, Navoiy Region, Qashqadaryo Region, a small part of the Xorazm Region, and the Karakalpakstan Republic. It covers an area of 40,216 km. The population is estimated at 1,976,823 (as of 2022), with 63% living in rural areas.

Buxoro Region is divided into 11 administrative districts and two district-level cities. The capital is Bukhara, with a population of around 284,100 (as of 2021). Other major towns include Olot, Qorakoʻl (Karakul), Galaosiyo, Gazli, Gʻijduvon (pop. ~40,600, as of late 2005), Kogon (pop. ~62,300, as of 2021), Romitan, Shofirkon, and Vobkent.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bukhara Region” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.