Which is the capital city of Uzbekistan?

Tashkent, accented on the latter syllable, is the capital city of the country of Uzbekistan. Situated in Central Asia, Uzbekistan has significant history as being on the Silk Route between the Far East and Europe. Historically, Tashkent itself was also capital city of Russian Turkestan.

Taskent was largely destroyed in the 1966 Tashkent earthquake. At the time, it was the fourth largest city in Russia. It was rebuilt as an example of modern Russian architecture. In 2009, Tashkent celebrated a 2200 year written history of the settlement. The famed largest statue of Lenin has been replaced with a world globe.

The civilization is mostly Uzbek Islamic. Having a short section of border with Afghanistan, Uzbekistan has an important location and was used as a base for the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan the 1980s. Tashkent is close to many large Central Asian cities and offers international flights to several countries that are close by. As of 2021, the population of the city metropolis is about 2.7 million inhabitants. The current independent government has done away with tourist visas, so tourist travel is more easily accomplished.

Having a somewhat Mediterranean climate during spring, summer, and fall, Uzbekistan traditionally grows many fruits and vegetables for export; a large cotton industry has been developed there as well.