Vabkent
Sign in to saveVobkent (; ; ) is a city in the Bukhara Region of Uzbekistan and the capital of Vobkent District. It is famous for a minaret constructed in 1196–1198, under the reign of Ala ad-Din Tekish.
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Place details
- Locality
- Vobkent
- Region
- Buxoro Viloyati
- Country
- Oʻzbekiston
- Population
- 17,800
- Timezone
- Asia/Samarkand
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Vobkent
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Vobkent minaret 14-33.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Vobkent Minaret
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Uzbekistan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Uzbekistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bukhara Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Vobkent District
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2016
- Settlement.population_total
- 17800
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Vobkent
- Country
- Uzbekistan
- Located in
- Vabkent District
- Population
- 16600
- Elevation
- 241
- Time zone
- UTC+05:00
- Capital of
- Vabkent District
- Image
- Vobkent minaret.JPG
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- Commons category
- Vobkent
- time of earliest written record
- 0901-00-00
- native label
- Vobkent
- P12749
- Medvědí vrch
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Location
- See also
- References
- External links
Vobkent (; ; ) is a city in the Bukhara Region of Uzbekistan and the capital of Vobkent District. It is famous for a minaret constructed in 1196–1198, under the reign of Ala ad-Din Tekish.
Vobkent is situated ca. 28 km from the city of Bukhara. Its population is 17,800 (2016). It has textile industry and poultry.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vabkent” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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