Map of Tashkent
Tashkent is a first-level division of Uzbekistan. Its largest mapped city is Tashkent, with about 2.18 million people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Tashkent, and the tables list its 5 mapped cities along with the World Heritage Sites nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 5
- Largest City
- Tashkent
- Country
- Uzbekistan
Interactive Map of Tashkent
About Tashkent
Tashkent Region (Uzbek: Toshkent viloyati, Тошкент вилояти) is a viloyat (region) of Uzbekistan, located in the northeastern part of the country, between the Syr Darya River and the Tian Shan Mountains. It borders Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Sirdaryo Region and Namangan Region, as well as the city of Tashkent which is a region in its own right, forming an enclave entirely encircled by the territory of Tashkent Region. It covers an area of 15,250 km². The population is estimated 2,975,900 (2021). Its capital is the city of Nurafshon. Other cities are Angren, Olmaliq, Ohangaron, Bekabad, Chirchiq, Gʻazalkent, Keles, Parkent, Yangiobod, and Yangiyoʻl.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Tashkent Region (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Tashkent in Depth
Economy
Natural resources include copper, brown coal, molybdenum, zinc, gold, silver, rare earths, natural gas, petroleum, sulfur, table salt, limestone, and granite.
Tashkent Region is the most economically developed in the country. Industry includes energy production, mining, metallurgy, fertilizers, chemicals, electronics, textiles, cotton purification, food processing and footwear.
Tashkent Region also has a highly developed agricultural industry, based primarily on irrigation to which the Tuyabuguz Reservoir is a major contributor. The main crops are cotton and hemp, but cereals, melons and gourds, fruit and vegetables and citrus fruits are increasing. Livestock is also important.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Tashkent Region (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Tashkent: Key Facts
| Population | 2,644,400 (2011) |
|---|---|
| Area | 15,300 km² |
| Capital | Nurafshon |
| Established | 15 January 1938 |
Facts from Wikidata Q487585 (CC0).
History of Tashkent: Empires and States
The atlas records 32 polities whose mapped territory included part of Tashkent, from Greco-Bactrian Kingdom in 203 BCE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| Greco-Bactrian Kingdom | 203–145 BCE |
| Yuezhi | 144–111 BCE |
| Great Yuan | 110 BCE – 50 CE |
| Kushan Empire | 51–237 CE |
| Western Kushans | 238–259 CE |
| Indo-Sasanian Empire | 260–357 CE |
| The Sasanian Empire | 260–357 CE |
| Kidarites | 358–442 CE |
| Xionites | 387–401 CE |
| White Huns | 410–560 CE |
| Göktürk Khaganate | 561–586 CE |
| Western Göktürks | 587–660 CE |
| Turks | 666–754 CE |
| Türgesh | 705–749 CE |
| The Abbasid Caliphate | 751–885 CE |
| Samanid Empire | 886–999 CE |
| Kara-Khanids | 1000–1045 CE |
| Western Karakhanid Khanate | 1046–1084 CE |
| Great Seljuk Empire | 1085–1146 CE |
| Kara-Khitans | 1147–1215 CE |
| The Mongol Empire | 1220–1368 CE |
| Chagatai Khanate | 1294–1394 CE |
| Timurid Empire | 1375–1515 CE |
| Vassalage of Kingdom of Georgia to Timurid Empire | 1395–1406 CE |
| Vassalage of Qara Qoyunlu to Timurid Empire | 1407–1467 CE |
| Kazakh Khanate | 1475–1808 CE |
| Shaybanids | 1502–1511 CE |
| Khanate of Bukhara | 1516–1708 CE |
| Khanate of Kokand | 1709–1863 CE |
| The Russian Empire | 1864–1916 CE |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | 1922–1991 CE |
| Republic of Uzbekistan | 1992–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of Tashkent
Tashkent on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Tashkent
5 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tashkent | 2.18 million | Tashkent | National capital |
| 2 | Angren | 202,070 | Tashkent | Populated place |
| 3 | Iskandar | 195,633 | Tashkent | Populated place |
| 4 | Chirchiq | 167,842 | Tashkent | Populated place |
| 5 | Olmaliq | 121,207 | Tashkent | Populated place |
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Tashkent
1 World Heritage Site mapped. Listed by year of inscription, earliest first. Sites shared with another country appear under each. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
| # | Name | Inscribed | Type | Criteria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tashkent Modernist Architecture. Modernity and Tradition in Central Asia | 2026 | Cultural | (iv) |
Tashkent: Quick Answers
- Where is Tashkent?
- Tashkent is a first-level division of Uzbekistan, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 41.2400° N, 69.6567° E.
- What is the largest city in Tashkent?
- Tashkent is the largest city mapped in Tashkent, with a metropolitan population of about 2.18 million.
- How many cities are in Tashkent?
- YearMaps maps 5 cities and towns in Tashkent, with a combined metropolitan population of about 2.87 million. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.