Tashkent

Tashkent is the capital and largest city of , with a population of just over 3 million in 2024. It was an ancient city on the Silk Road, the network of trading routes between China and Europe, but what you see now is mostly modern - it was wrecked by an earthquake in 1966 and rebuilt in Soviet style, with humdrum medium-raise lining interminable boulevards.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Tashkent Tower and Pakhtakor Central Stadium.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: ShNajimova, CC BY 4.0.
The Tashkent Television Tower is a 375-metre-high tower, located in , and is the twelfth tallest tower in the world. Construction started in 1978.

Stadium
Photo: HylgeriaK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a multi-purpose stadium in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It is one of the main stadiums in Uzbekistan, located in the center of Tashkent, in Shaykhantahur District.

Museum
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The Amir Timur Museum is located in , the capital of . It opened in 1996, and is dedicated to the Turco-Mongol warlord Amir Timur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salar and ‘Tashkent City’ business center.

Town
is a town in , . It is part of . In 1989, the town had a population of 25,521. The town is home to the Inter Rohat Brewery. is situated 10 km northeast of Tashkent.

Neighborhood
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Tashkent City is a business center under construction in . Located in the district, between Alisher Navoi Avenue, Olmazor, Furkat streets and Islam Karimov Avenue.

Tashkent

Latitude
41.3333° or 41° 20′ north
Longitude
69.25° or 69° 15′ east
Population
3,100,000
Elevation
447 metres (1,467 feet)
Open location code
8JHF87M2+82
Geo­Names ID
1484839
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Satellite Map

Discover Tashkent from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Uzbek—“Tashkent” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ታሽኬንት”
  • Azerbaijani: “Tashkent”
  • Bengali: “তাশকন্দ”
  • French: “Tachkent”
  • German: “Taschkent”
  • Hausa: “Tashkent”
  • Japanese: “タシュケント”
  • Javanese: “Tashkent”
  • Kazakh: “Ташкент”
  • Kirghiz: “Ташкент”
  • Malay: “Tashkent”
  • Oromo: “Tashkent”
  • Panjabi: “ਤਾਸ਼ਕੰਦ”
  • Persian: “تاشکند”
  • Portuguese: “Tashkent”
  • Pushto: “تاشکند”
  • Russian: “Ташкент”
  • Somali: “Tashkent”
  • Spanish: “Tashkent”
  • Swahili: “Tashkent”
  • Tajik: “Тошкент”
  • Tatar: “Төшкәнт”
  • Uzbek: “Toshkent Shahri”

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Localities in the Area

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