Quick Facts
Ethnicities:
-Uzbek
-Russian
-Tajik
-Kazakh
-Karakalpak
-Tatar
Languages:
-Uzbek (Official Language)
-Russian
-Tajik
Religions:
-Muslim
-Eastern Orthodox
Population: 28,661,637
Capital: Tashkent
Country Name: The Republic of Uzbekistan
Government Type: authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
-Gained Independence from the Soviet Union on September 1, 1991.
National Holidays:
-Independence Day, September 1, 1991.
-Yangi Yil Bayrami (The New Year) January 1st
-Vatan himoyachilari kuni (Day of Defenders of the Motherland) March 8th
-Navro'z Bayrami (Persian New Year) March 21st
-Xotira va Qadirlash Kuni (Memorial/Remembrance Day) May 9th
-O'qituvchi va Murabbiylar Kuni (Teacher’s Day) October 1st
-Konstitutsiya Kuni (Constitution Day) December 8th
-Uzbek
-Russian
-Tajik
-Kazakh
-Karakalpak
-Tatar
Languages:
-Uzbek (Official Language)
-Russian
-Tajik
Religions:
-Muslim
-Eastern Orthodox
Population: 28,661,637
Capital: Tashkent
Country Name: The Republic of Uzbekistan
Government Type: authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
-Gained Independence from the Soviet Union on September 1, 1991.
National Holidays:
-Independence Day, September 1, 1991.
-Yangi Yil Bayrami (The New Year) January 1st
-Vatan himoyachilari kuni (Day of Defenders of the Motherland) March 8th
-Navro'z Bayrami (Persian New Year) March 21st
-Xotira va Qadirlash Kuni (Memorial/Remembrance Day) May 9th
-O'qituvchi va Murabbiylar Kuni (Teacher’s Day) October 1st
-Konstitutsiya Kuni (Constitution Day) December 8th
Tourist Attractions
The Tashkent Television Tower
The Tashkent Television Tower is 375 meters (1,230 ft) high tower, located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Construction on the tower was started 1978 and finished in 1985. The tower has an observation deck located 97 meters (318 ft) above the ground. It is the tallest structure in Central Asia. The main purpose of the tower is television/radio transmission.
*Information and picture found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashkent_Tower*
*Information and picture found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashkent_Tower*
Samarkand
Samarkand is the second largest city in Uzbekistan. It was a vital piece of the Silk Road trading route. It was an Islamic Center of Scholarly Study.