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Jizzakh Region

Also known as Jizzax Province

region of Uzbekistan

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Jizzakh Region is an administrative division located in central Uzbekistan. It is one of the country's regions and serves as part of Uzbekistan's territorial organization.

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Vinony's link graph records 124 inbound references to Jizzakh Region, and connects out to Kazakhstan, Russian and Uzbekistan.

The entry is geolocated on the map in UZ.

It is catalogued under topics including Jizzakh Region and Regions of Uzbekistan.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: region of Uzbekistan
Official name: Jizzax viloyati
Country: Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Located in: Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Capital: Jizzakh
Population: 910500
Area: 21200
Elevation: 274
Time zone: UTC+05:00
Shares border with: Sirdaryo Region
Official website: www.jizzax.gov.uz
Image: Hayat-08.JPG

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Commons category: Jizzakh Region
topic's main category: Category:Jizzakh Region
category for people born here: Category:Category:Births in Jizzakh Region
category of associated people: Category:People from Jizzakh Region
native label: Jizzax viloyati
inception: 1990-02-16
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1988-09-06
language used: Uzbek

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Encyclopedic overview

Jizzakh Region is one of the regions of Uzbekistan. It is located in the center/east of the country. It borders Tajikistan to the south and south-east, Samarqand Region to the west, Navoiy Region to the north-west, Kazakhstan to the north, and Sirdaryo Region to the east. It covers an area of 21,210 km. The population is 1,443,408 (2024 estimate) with 53% living in rural areas.

The regional capital is Jizzakh (pop. 212,689, 2024). Other major towns include Doʻstlik, Gagarin, Gʻallaorol, Paxtakor, and Dashtobod. Jizzakh Region was formerly a part of Sirdaryo Region but was given separate status in 1973.

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