Place:Samarkand, Uzbekistan

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NameSamarkand
Alt namesSamarqand Province
Samarkandsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1991) p 85
Samarkand provincesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Samarqandsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Samarqand viloyatisource: Wikipedia
TypeProvince
Coordinates40.0°N 67.0°E
Located inUzbekistan
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Dzhambay
Dzhumabazar
Gallya-Aral
Ingichka
Katta-Kurgan
Koytash
Krasnogvardeysk
Kuropatkino
Narvan
Samarkand
Urgut
Usmat
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Samarqand Region (Samarkand Region) is the most populous region of Uzbekistan.[1] It is located in the center of the country in the basin of Zarafshan River. It borders with Tajikistan, Navoiy Region, Jizzakh Region and Qashqadaryo Region. It covers an area of 16,773 km². The population is estimated to be around 4,031,324, with some 63% living in rural areas (2022).

Samarqand Region was established on January 15, 1938, and is divided into 14 administrative districts and two district-level cities.[2] The capital is Samarkand (pop. est. 551,700, 2021).[3] Other major towns include Bulungʻur, Juma, Ishtixon, Kattakurgan, Urgut, and Oqtosh.

The climate is a typically arid continental climate. 

Samarkand is the second-largest center for economy, science, and culture in Uzbekistan, after Tashkent. The Institute of Archeology at the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan is based at Samarqand. The region's UNESCO World Heritage Site architectural monuments make Samarkand the largest center for international tourism in the country.

Samarqand Region also has significant natural resources, including construction materials such as marble, granite, limestone, carbonate, and chalk. The region's major agricultural activities are cotton and cereal growing, winemaking and sericulture. Metal processing (spare parts for automobiles and combines), food processing, textiles, and ceramics are the area's most active industries.

The region has a well-developed transport infrastructure, with over 400 km of railways and 4100 km of surfaced roads. The telecommunication infrastructure is also well developed.

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