Jizzakh

Also known as Jizzax

Jizzakh (; ) is a city and the center of Jizzakh Region in Uzbekistan, located in the northeast of Samarkand. It is a district-level city. The population of Jizzakh is 179,200 (2020 est.).

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Place details

Locality: Jizzax
Region: Jizzax Viloyati
Country: Oʻzbekiston
Population: 179,200
Timezone: Asia/Samarkand

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Key facts

Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Uzbekistan##Location within the West and Central Asia##Location within Eurasia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Jizzakh Region
Settlement.established_title: First mention
Settlement.established_date: 10th century
Settlement.government_type: City Administration
Settlement.leader_title: Hakim (Mayor)
Settlement.leader_name: Rahmonqulov Akrom
Settlement.area_total_sq_mi: 19.1
Settlement.area_total_km2: 49
Settlement.area_metro_km2: 140
Settlement.area_metro_sq_mi: 54
Settlement.population_as_of: 2024
Settlement.population_total: 202,200
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_density_sq_mi: auto
Settlement.timezone:

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Country: Soviet Union
Located in: Sharof Rashidov District
Official language: Uzbek
Population: 15710
Area: 210000000
Elevation: 378
Time zone: UTC+05:00
Capital of: Sharof Rashidov District
Official website: www.djizak.com
Image: Jizzaxfountain.jpg
Dialing code: 872

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Commons category: Jizzax
topic's main category: Category:Jizzax
postal code: 130100
category for people born here: Q8052338
category of associated people: Category:People from Jizzakh
time of earliest written record: 0901-00-00

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Russian Empire
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Jizzakh (; ) is a city and the center of Jizzakh Region in Uzbekistan, located in the northeast of Samarkand. It is a district-level city. The population of Jizzakh is 179,200 (2020 est.).

== Etymology == According to one view, the name of the city comes from the Sogdian word Dizak, which is the diminutive form of diz (meaning "fortress") and means "small fortress" or "small fort".

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