Geography of Uzbekistan

A look at where Uzbekistan fits into the jigsaw of Asia, with maps of the country and an overview of major Uzbekistan cities and regions

Where exactly is Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan is situated in the centre of Central Asia, and has international borders with five countries:
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
Afghanistan
Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan
Although a landlocked state, the location has made Uzbekistan an important trade and transport route between Asia and the CIS.
The total land area of Uzbekistan is more than 447,400 km² square kilometers.

What is the capital of Uzbekistan?

Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, is located in the east part of the country.
Tashkent today is a modern international city. The first recorded mention of the city goes back to 2nd century BC.
Tashkent started as an oasis on the Chirchik River, near the foothills of the West Tian Shan Mountains. In ancient times,
this area contained Beitian, probably the summer "capital" of the Kangju confederacy.
More than 2.2 million people live in Tashkent today. It has excellent transport links including Tashkent airport,
several major train stations, the Tashkent metro underground network, and a well-developed road system.

What are the main regions of Uzbekistan?

The country of Uzbekistan is divided into twelve provinces (viloyatlar, singular viloyat, compound noun viloyati e.g., Toshkent viloyati,
Samarqand viloyati, etc.), one autonomous republic (respublika, compound noun respublikasi e.g. Qaraqalpaqstan Avtonom Respublikasi,
Karakalpakistan Autonomous Republic, etc.), and one independent city (shahar. compound noun shahri, e.g., Toshkent shahri).
Names are given below in the Uzbek language, although numerous variations of the transliterations of each name exist.

Tashkent province
Samarkand province
Bukhara province
Khorezm province
Fergana province
Andizhan province
Namangan province
Surkhandarya province
Sirdarya province
Kashkadarya province
Dzhizakh province
Navoi province
Karakalpakstan
Here are a range of maps of Uzbekistan:

Country map of Uzbekistan

Regional maps of Uzbekistan:

Tashkent map
Samarkand map
Bukhara map
Khorezm map
Fergana map