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Also known as Navoiy Shahri

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.

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Navoiy is a city in Uzbekistan, serving as the capital of both Navoiy Region and Navoiy District. Established on September 3, 1958, the city has an area of 35 square kilometers and an elevation of 380 meters above sea level. It is located in the UTC+05:00 time zone, with Asia/Samarkand also listed as its timezone.

The official language of Navoiy is Uzbek, while Russian and Tajik are also used. The city’s population is recorded as 220,000 in one source and 144,158 in another. Its postal code is 2101000. Navoiy is distinct from the historical figure Ali-Shir Nava'i.

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Place details

Locality
Navoiy shahri
Region
Navoiy Viloyati
Country
Oʻzbekiston
Population
144,158
Timezone
Asia/Samarkand

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Air quality

30US AQIGood
PM2.5
4.8 µg/m³
PM10
5.1 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Uzbekistan
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Navoiy Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Karmana District
Settlement.established_title
City status
Settlement.established_date
September 3, 1958
Settlement.leader_title
Hokim (governor)
Settlement.leader_name
Ergashev Dilmurod
Settlement.elevation_m
382
Settlement.area_total_km2
35
Settlement.population_as_of
2020
Settlement.population_total
144158
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal Code
Settlement.postal_code
210100
Settlement.area_code
+998-79

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Official name
نوایی
Country
Uzbekistan
Located in
Navoiy Region
Official language
Uzbek
Population
220000
Area
35
Elevation
378
Time zone
UTC+05:00
Capital of
Navoiy District
Official website
www.navoiy.gov.uz
Image
Город Навои, проспект Халклар Дустлиги.JPG
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Commons category
Navoiy
category for people born here
Q29032776
language used
Tajik
native label
Navoiy / Навоий
inception
1958-09-03
postal code
2101000
different from
Ali-Shir Nava'i
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Government
  • Population
  • Main sites
  • Economy
  • Navoiy Free Industrial Economic Zone (FIEZ)
  • Transportation
  • Climate
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

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.

== History == The city was founded in 1958, near the "Old city" originally known as Karmana under the Emirate of Bukhara, under the name of the great poet and statesman Alisher Navoiy, who wrote in Persian and Chaghatai at the court of Emir Husein Boykara (or Husayn Bayqaro) in Herat.

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

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