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Namangan ( also in Uzbek: Наманган) is a city in eastern Uzbekistan. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Namangan Region. Namangan is located in the northern edge of the Fergana Valley. The city is served by Namangan Airport.

Namangan has been an important craft and trade center in the Fergana Valley since the 17th century. A large number of factories were built in the city during Soviet times. During World War II, industrial production in Namangan increased fivefold compared with that of 1926-1927. Currently, Namangan is mainly a center for light industry, especially in food.

Namangan is Uzbekistan's third-largest city by population. The officially registered population of the city was 475,700 in 2014. Uzbeks and Tajiks are the largest ethnic groups.

The city takes its name from the local salt mines (in Persian نمک‌کان ( namak kan) - "a salt mine"). Babur mentioned the village of Namangan in his memoirs . In his book A brief History of the Khanate of Kokand ( Russian: Краткая история Кокандского ханства) ( Kazan, 1886), the Russian ethnographer Vladimir Petrovich Nalivkin wrote that Namangan is mentioned in legal documents dating back to 1643.

Politically, Namangan became a part of the Uyghur Empire of the Karakhanid State and was known to have been a settlement in the 15th century. The residents of the ancient city of Akhsikat, which was severely damaged by an earthquake, moved to the then-village of Namangan in 1610. Namangan became a city afterward. On the eve of the Russian invasion in 1867, the town had been a part of the Khanate of Kokand since the middle of the 18th century.

Namangan, like many other cities in the Fergana valley, was originally populated by the Sogdian people, later becoming a Persian speaking city. The influx of the Turkic people into the region starting in late medieval times led to gradual turkification of the region and the city. However, until the middle of the 19th century, Namangan still had a Tajik majority. Today, the city is an Uzbek speaking city, albeit with a large Persian speaking Tajik minority.

Since Uzbekistan's independence in 1991, Namangan has gained a reputation for Islamic revivalism, with many mosques and schools funded by charity organizations from Middle Eastern countries, including the conservative Wahhabi sect from Saudi Arabia. This has also translated into political opposition against the secular government of Uzbekistan. Some women have discarded traditional colorful scarves for large white veils or even the black paranja.

Namangan is located 450 metres (1,480 ft) above sea level. The Qoradaryo and Naryn Rivers join together to form the Syr Darya just outside the southern edge of the city.

By road Namangan is 290 kilometres (180 mi) east of Tashkent, 68.5 kilometres (42.6 mi) west of Andijan, and 40.4 kilometres (25.1 mi) east of Chust.

Namangan is Uzbekistan's third-largest city by population. The population of Namangan was 475,700 in 2014. Uzbeks and Tajiks are the largest ethnic groups.

Namangan has been an important craft and trade center in the Fergana Valley since the 17th century. After annexation by the Russians in 1867, cotton production and food processing became the dominant economic activity, as it did in many other places in the country. A large number of factories were built in the city during Soviet times. During World War II, industrial production in Namangan increased fivefold compared with that of 1926-1927. After the war both light and heavy industries increased significantly.

The Mulla Kyrgyz Madrasa ( Uzbek: Mulla Qirgʻiz madrasasi) was built in 1912 by a local cotton magnate. The Mosque of Ota Valikhan Tura ( Uzbek: Ota Valixon toʻra masjidi), built in 1918, is one of the largest in Central Asia, now home to a local branch of the Wahabi sect.

The Namangan Natural History Museum houses local archaeological finds. The Hadja Amin Kabri Architectural Complex ( Uzbek: Xoʻja Amin maqbarasi) has an ornate terra-cotta façade dating from the 18th or 19th century.

About 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Namangan are the Akhsikat ruins, a 1st-century settlement on the Syr-Darya River. Formerly capital of the Fergana Valley, it was destroyed by the Mongols, rebuilt by the Timurids, and abandoned in 1620 after an earthquake.

Namangan is served by Namangan Airport which is located 12 km from the city center. The city is also served by a railway station which was built in 1912. Trolleybuses and buses operated in Namangan from 1973 until 2010. They have largely been replaced by public vans (known in Russian as marshrutkas).

Mashrab (1640-1711) - an influential Sufi poet. Boborahim Mashrab was born in 1657. He went to Qashqar and increased his knowledge under supervision of Ofoq Hoja. From 1673 up to the end of his life he lived as a tramp. In 1711 he was murdered by hokim of Balh Mahmud Taragay. In M. Namangoniy`s " Tazkiratul-avliyo", I. Bogistoniy`s "Tazkirai-qalandaron", M. Samarqandiy`s "Muzakkiri - ashob", Hakimhon`s "Muhtabat - tavorih", M. Olim`s "Ansobus-Salotin" we may find some information about his life and works. The Russian scientists N.I. Veselovskiy, N.S. Likoshin, V.L. Vyatkin expressed important ideas about Mashrab`s creative works in 19th and 20th centuries. Also some specialists in Uzbek literature such as I. Sulton, V. Zohidov, I. Muminov, G. Gulom, A.Hayitmetov, A. Abdugafurov, E. Shodiyev, V. Abdullayev expressed their own opinion about Mashrab's life and creative activity. More detailed information we find in "Qissai Mashrab" by Pirmat Setoriy. This work has many manuscripts and copies.

Sobir Rahmonov (1910-1990) - a famous theater actor, People's Artist of Uzbekistan (1961)

Usmon Nosir (1912-1944)- The talanted poet Usmon Nosir who entered the Uzbek literature of the 20th century as a thunder and lived a very short creative life as a lightning. He was born on November 13, 1912, in Namangan. Writing books from his childhood his creative work extended only 15 years, until the time he was put in prison. In that period he showed his rare talent. Young poet's books as "Quyosh bilan suhbat" (conversation with the sun) (1932), "Safarbar satrlar" (mobilized lines) (1932), "Yurak" (heart) (1935), "Mehrim" (my loving) (1935) were published at that time. In 1937, on July 14, with the slander "the enemy of the people" he was put in prison first in Tashkent, Magadan and in Kemerovo. Being exhausted in the prison he died in 1944, in Kemerovo.

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Namangan ( also in Uzbek: Наманган) is a city in eastern Uzbekistan. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Namangan Region. Namangan is located in the northern edge of the Fergana Valley. The city is served by Namangan Airport. Namangan has been an important craft and trade center in the Fergana Valley since the 17th century.

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Namangan ( also in Uzbek: Наманган) is a city in eastern Uzbekistan. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Namangan Region. Namangan is located in the northern edge of the Fergana Valley. The city is served by Namangan Airport.

Namangan has been an important craft and trade center in the Fergana Valley since the 17th century. A large number of factories were built in the city during Soviet times. During World War II, industrial production in Namangan increased fivefold compared with that of 1926-1927. Currently, Namangan is mainly a center for light industry, especially in food.

Namangan is Uzbekistan's third-largest city by population. The officially registered population of the city was 475,700 in 2014. Uzbeks and Tajiks are the largest ethnic groups.

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Welcome to Khazrati Imam Architectural Complex in Tashkent. Here you will find information, view photos and read tourist reviews of Khazrati Imam Architectural Complex in Tashkent. You may also visit our full list of Historic sites in Tashkent, or click the link to look at our full list of sightseeing places in Tashkent.
The whole complex, which is now consists of 'Barakhan' madrassah, 'Tilla Shaykh' mosque, 'Muyi Muborak' madrassah, tomb of Kaffal Shashi, 'Namozgah' mosque, as well as newly built 'Hazrat Imam' mosque and the new administrative building of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, was named Hazrat Imam (in the modern pronunciation of Hast Imam) on behalf of the Sheikh Kaffal Shashi.

Today over 20 craftsmen sell their hand made products inside the courtyard of Barakhan Madrassah at Khazrati Imam cplaex in Tashkent. You will find here everything from ikat fabrics to jewellry, woodcarving to pottery.
Khazrati Imam Complex History
Abubakr Muhammad Kaffal Shashi - one of the first imams of the Muslim world, a native of Tashkent, a preacher and a distributor of Shafiism in Tashkent, a well-known Muslim scholar, connoisseur of Holy Qur'an, Hadith, Islamic law and lexicology.

In the 16th century, during the Sheybanid's period, Tashkent became developed cultural, trade and craft center of Maverannahr. That time, the mausoleum of Kaffal Shashi was re-erected on the ruins of the old building, which was then one of the main shrines of the city. To the south has grown large, shady cemetery. In the mid-16th century, the complex consisted of the Kaffal Shashi mausoleum, and Barakhan madrassah that combines into a single complex of two mausoleums - Unnamed and Suyunij Khan. In 1579 a new mausoleum of Sheikh Babahodzhi was built in the area.
Barakhan madrassah
Barakhan madrassah was built in the 16th century at the direction of Nauruz Ahmadhan. The Muslim Board of Uzbekistan functioned in the building from 1950 to 2007.
Muyi Muborak madrassah
Muyi Muborak madrassah was also built in the 16th century. It contains the hair of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw), for this reason the madrassah was named 'Muyi Muborak', that is 'Sacred Hair'. Currently, the madrasa is a library of Muslim Board of Uzbekistan, where the Koran of Khalif Uthman, dated 7th century and rare manuscripts are kept.
Kaffal Shashi Tomb
Tomb of Kaffal Shashi was erected in honor of the Abu Bakr ibn Ali ibn Ismail al-Kaffal Al-Shashi. Primitive form of the tomb was not saved. Its current form was re-built by Ghulam Husayn in 1542. From the architectural point of view, the tomb Kaffal Shoshiy was erected in the form of khanaka (complex structures including cells, mosque, shrine, etc.).
Namozgoh Mosque
Built in about 1865, it was considered one of the largest mosques in Tashkent, where the main holiday prayers (Eid Ramazan and Eid al-Adha) were conducted. Since 1971, there functioned the Tashkent Islamic Institute.
Hazrat Imam Mosque
Construction of a mosque done in the shortest time (four months) in 2007 on the initiative of President Islam Karimov. The mosque itself is a unique symbol of Tashkent architectural style: at the entrance to the mosque there is a terrace with twenty-carved columns of sandalwood. The mosque also has two large blue domes, the interior of which is decorated with gold leaf as in madrassah Tillakari in Samarkand.
Window openings of domes are designed so that the sun's rays continuously penetrate inside the mosque from sunrise to sunset. At the entrance to the mosque there are erected two minarets of 53 meters in height.

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Khazrati Imam Complex History Abubakr Muhammad Kaffal Shashi

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Abu Bakr ibn Ali ibn Ismail al-Kaffal Al-Shashi

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Welcome to Khazrati Imam Architectural Complex in Tashkent. Here you will find information, view photos and read tourist reviews of Khazrati Imam Architectural Complex in Tashkent. You may also visit our full list of Historic sites in Tashkent, or click the link to look at our full list of sightseeing places in Tashkent.

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U.S Military base in
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U.S Military base in
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1.October 2001-Uzbekistan allows U.S military forces to use its air base to attack Taliban in Afghanistan. Uzbekistan let the U.S. use their air base because Afghanistan and the U.S. were at war during that time.

2.December 2007-Uzbekistan had Presidential Elections. The candidates that were running

for president were, Islam Karimov and Asliddin Rustamov. The winner was the current

president Islam Karimov with 90.77% of the votes.

3.September 1991- Uzbekistan declares independence from the Soviet Union. They join commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) a grouping of former Soviet Republics.

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Capital-Tashkent

Language-Uzbek 74.3 %, Russian 14.2% Fun Facts: 1.Uzbekistan is doubly landlocked

Tajik 4.4%, Other 7.1% 2. It has the largest population in Central Asia

3.Handshakes are only respectable by 2 men

Government-Republic

Climate-Mostly midlatitude desert, long hot summers,

mild winters; semiarid grassland in the east.

Largest cities-Tashkent, Namangan, Samarqand.

Religion- Islam

Population-28,929,716 ( July 2014)

currency- Uzbekistani-Som

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1. Samarqand- A historic city from long ago along the silk road.

This city is the 2nd largest city in Uzbekistan is growing fast. There is

plenty to do such as visiting the Imam-al Bukhari Masoleum or the ulghbek

observatory.

2.Tashkent- The capital of Uzbekistan and a city that has a history that dates back

to 175 B.C. . In Tashkent you can visit the Museum of History and learn about tashkent.

You can also visit the planetarium because I know everyone has wanted to conquer space.

3. Bukhara- Want more of the "old world wide web" the silk road. Well Bukhara is the place to be.

In Bukhara you need to visit the Abdulaziz Khan Madrassah the museum of wood art carving.Lastly,

there is the Rabiti Malik the part of the silk road between Samarqand and Bukhara. You need to

visit it because it connects two of the most important cities in history

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About Museum of Temurids' History
Welcome to Museum of Temurids' History in Tashkent. Here you will find information, view photos and read tourist reviews of Museum of Temurids' History in Tashkent.
The museum, which was opened in 1996 and become one of the top sightseeing places in Tashkent, holds the collection of the archaeological, ethnographic and numismatic materials, ornaments, military ammunition, items that belong to the period of Amir Temur's Empire.

Timurid rulers were sympathetic to Persian culture and lured artists, architects, and men of letters who would contribute to their high court culture.

You will see valuable historical documents, such as correspondence of Amir Temur and his descendants with European monarchs, skillful miniature paintings of Amir Timur by European masters of the time.

There are also numerous jewelry, military items, clothing, musical instruments, manuscripts of Amir Timur and Babur, astronomical instruments of Ulugbek and many other cultural treasures, dating back to the glorious era of Tamerlane.

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About Museum of Temurids' History Welcome to Museum of Temurids' History in Tashkent. Here you will find information, view photos and read tourist reviews of Museum of Temurids' History in Tashkent.

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Panoramio - Photo of The Rabati Malik Caravanserai in Malik, Uzbekistan.

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Photo-sharing community. Discover the world through photos.

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Welcome to Abdulaziz Khan Madrassah (Museum of Wood Carving Art) in Bukhara. Here you will find information, view photos and read tourist reviews of Abdulaziz Khan Madrassah (Museum of Wood Carving Art) in Bukhara.

The Abdulazizkhan madrasah, which is located opposite to the Ulughbek Madrassah in Buhara was built in 1652. Facing one another, these two madrasahs compose a single architectural ensemble called Kosh Madrassah, which is common in Bukhara. These two madrassahs, Madrassah of Ulughbek and Madrassah of Abdul Aziz Khan, stand facing each other for many centuries and represent two dinastieds once ruled Bukhara - Timurid and Ashtarkhanids.
Ulughbek Madrassah was built by the Great Temur's (Tamerlane) grandson Ulughbek, whereas the Madrassah of Abdulazizkhan bears the name of the Bukharian Emir, Abdulaziz khan, who is the founder of the madrassah.

In Bukharan and Central Asian architecture, the Abdulazizkhan madrasah stands out with its rich decor of facede, portal and interior. The Madrassah was built on the Persian model, with a large courtyard, divided by four iwans. Of great interest is the decoration of walls with genre pictures, which was an innovation in the traditional architecture of that time. The portal of the madrasah is ornamented with the Chinese dragon and Semurg, a legendary Persian bird.

Museum of Wood Carving Art

The Museum of wood carving art, which is located in the Abdulaziz Khan Madrassah, exhibits finest collections of Bukharian wood carving art. The 16th - 18th centuries were marked in the history of Central Asian art as the flourishing period for Bukharan school of wood carvers. Wide range of works on wood carving were carried out in decorating mosques, madrasahs, gates, doors, and tombstones. The museum, which was set up in 1988, demonstrates carved doors, chairs, shutters, and stamps for block-prints made of a pear- tree (19th - 20th cc.).

Venue Type: Landmarks or Historical Buildings

Street Address: 22 Khodja Nurobod Street, Abdulaziz khan Madrassah City :Country : Uzbekistan

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Abdulaziz Khan Madrassah (Museum of Wood Carving Art)

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Welcome to Abdulaziz Khan Madrassah (Museum of Wood Carving Art) in Bukhara. Here you will find information, view photos and read tourist reviews of Abdulaziz Khan Madrassah (Museum of Wood Carving Art) in Bukhara. The Abdulazizkhan madrasah, which is located opposite to the Ulughbek Madrassah in Buhara was built in 1652.

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Association des Planétariums de Langue Française

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Among the historical monuments of Samarkand observatory occupies a special place, built by Ulugbek in 1428-1429 years on one of the hills in the uplands Kuhak at the foot Chupan Ata. According to Babur, who saw himself the observatory, it was a three-story building covered with beautiful tiles circular diameter of more than 46 m and a height of not less than 30 meters. The main hall was placed a huge tool for observing the sun, moon and other luminaries of the firmament. The Observatory was unique for its time sooruzheniem.Osnovoy observatory was giant goniometer (vertical circle), the radius of the circle which equals 40.212 meters, and the length of the arc was 63 meters. The main instrument - sextant - was oriented with amazing accuracy on the meridian line from the south to work sever.Nauchny Ulugbek "New astronomical tables" contains an extensive introduction (theory) and the actual table, compiled from observations made at the observatory Ulugbek. Outlined in the introduction taken from various eastern peoples ways of chronology, questions of practical astronomy, the theory of the planets and astrologiya.Sredi numerous astronomical tables in the work of great interest Ulugbek table geographical coordinates 683 different localities around the world. Ulugbek star catalog consists of 1018 stars located on the constellations. Each star has a number, summarized its position in the constellation. Some astronomical values ​​were determined with great accuracy by Ulugbek. Duration of the sidereal year Ulugbek defined in 365 days 6:00 10 minutes 8 seconds. The actual value of the year, Newcomb (1900) is 365 days 6 hours 9 minutes 6 sekund.Posle murder of Ulugbek (1449) Observatory was doomed to destruction. Already in the XVI century. it turned into a pile of rubble. For a long time the exact location of the observatory remained unknown. Only in 1908 VL Vyatkin managed to find its remains through document XVII., Give a definite indication of the location of the observatory.

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Among the historical monuments of Samarkand observatory occupies a special place, built by Ulugbek in 1428-1429 years on one of the hills in the uplands Kuhak at the foot Chupan Ata. According to Babur, who saw himself the observatory, it was a three-story building covered with beautiful tiles circular diameter of more than 46 m and a height of not less than 30 meters.