Uzbek Geography and Nature

Geography And Nature

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  1. Which place completes this sentence about Fergana Region? Archaeological materials prove that the city of ______ was a large village in the 10th century and took on the appearance of a village in theā€¦
  2. Which place completes this sentence about Andijan Region? The population is estimated to be around 3,253,528 as of 2022, thus making ______ Region the most densely populated region of Uzbekistan.
  3. Which place completes this sentence about Namangan Region? By the first half of 2014, gross regional product of ______ region has comprised 2,214 billion soum, which is a 9.8% increase comparing to thā€¦
  4. Which place completes this sentence about Namangan Region? As of July 2014, foreign trade turnover of ______ region comprised USā€¦
  5. Which place completes this sentence about Namangan Region? There are 690 schools, 10 academic lyceums, 108 colleges in ______ region.
  6. Which place completes this sentence about Namangan Region? The Mausoleum of Devona Buva is an architectural monument located in the ______ Region.
  7. Which place completes this sentence about Surxondaryo Region? Central Asia's only river port is located at ______ on the Amudarya River.
  8. Which place completes this sentence about Jizzakh Region? The permanent population of ______ region was 1,352,100 at the January 1, 2019, grew by 27,100 people or increased by 2.0%.
  9. Which place completes this sentence about Jizzakh Region? Rashidov district, 12.9% in ______ city, 12.4% in GŹ»allaorol district, 11.8% in Arnasay district, and 3.3% in Yangiabad district.
  10. Which place completes this sentence about Tashkent Region? Chatkal National Park, with mountains and forests, is located within ______ Region.
  11. Which place completes this sentence about Savitsky Museum? The ______ Museum of Art, officially the State Museum of Arts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan named after I.V.
  12. Which place completes this sentence about Savitsky Museum? The ______ Museum of Art was established in 1966 at the behest of Igor Savitsky, who became the museum's first curator.
  13. Which place completes this sentence about Savitsky Museum? A new building was constructed for the ______ Museum of Art in 2003, and the site has since been expanded with two additional buildings.
  14. Which place completes this sentence about Savitsky Museum? The avant-garde art collection at ______ Museum of Art is one of the finest in the world, second in size only to that of the Russian Museum iā€¦
  15. Which place completes this sentence about Chorsu Bazaar? Chorsu Bazaar, also called Charsu Bazaar, is the traditional bazaar located in the center of the old town of ______, the capital city of Uzbekiā€¦
  16. Complete the sentence about Aral Sea with the correct year: After the visit to Muynak in ______, United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon called the shrinking of the Aral Sea "one of the planet'sā€¦
  17. Complete the sentence about Lake Aydar with the correct year: Since ______ the Aydar Lake has regularly received the waters of the Syr Darya River when they overflow the capacity of the Shardara Reserā€¦
  18. Complete the sentence about Lake Aydar with the correct year: In ______, the Aydar Lake contained 44.3 cubic kilometers of water.
  19. Complete the sentence about Bukhara deer with the correct year: In ______, ecologist Zalmai Moheb and a team of researchers found positive sign on their existence.
  20. Complete the sentence about Chor Minor with the correct year: The structure was built by Khalif Niyaz-kul, a wealthy Bukharan of Turkmen origin in ______ under the rule of the Manghit dynasty.
  21. Complete the sentence about Samarkand Region with the correct year: Samarkand Region was established on 15 January ______, and is divided into 14 administrative districts and two district-level citiesā€¦
  22. Complete the sentence about Yangiyo'l with the correct year: During World War II, in ______, the command of the Polish Anders' Army was based in YangiyoŹ»l, before it was evacuated from Uzbekistan to fā€¦
  23. Complete the sentence about Khodjeyli with the correct year: After the full occupation of the Khivan Khanate, of which Xojeli was a part of, in ______ it became a protectorate.
  24. Complete the sentence about Beruniy with the correct year: In ______, it was renamed "Beruniy" in honor of the medieval scholar and polymath Al-Biruni who was born here.
  25. Complete the sentence about Beruniy with the correct year: In ______, it was renamed Beruniy in honor of the Persian scholar and polymath AbÅ« Rayįø„ān al-BÄ«rÅ«nÄ« who was born and raised in the town.
  26. Complete the sentence about Zarafshon with the correct year: On January 16, ______, Zarafshon received the status of an urban-type settlement.
  27. Complete the sentence about Uchquduq with the correct year: Until ______, Uchquduq had the status of a "closed secret city," as it supplied much of the raw material for nuclear weapons in the Soviet mā€¦
  28. Complete the sentence about Uchquduq with the correct year: The Uzbek music group Yalla released a song named after the city in ______, which became one of the most popular songs in the Soviet Union.
  29. Complete the sentence about Kattaqo'rg'on with the correct year: In ______ both entities were dissolved by the Soviet regime, and Katta-Kurgan was incorporated in the new Uzbek SSR.
  30. Complete the sentence about Quva with the correct year: The district was formed as part of the Uzbek SSR on September 29, ______.
  31. Complete the sentence about Quva with the correct year: In ______, the village became the district center, and now the city of Quva, which was built on the site of the ancient Buddhist and Muslim centā€¦
  32. Complete the sentence about Quvasoy with the correct year: In ______, a combination of migration and post-soviet economic decline led to the Fergana massacre.
  33. Complete the sentence about Rishtan with the correct year: The Khoja Ilgor Mosque was built in ______ by craftsmen Eshonkhon and Noribai.
  34. Complete the sentence with the correct year: In ______, he moved to Margilan to work for his uncle who had a shop.
  35. Complete the sentence about Furqat with the correct year: In ______, Xolmuhammad oŹ»gŹ»li returned to Kokand and got married.
  36. Complete the sentence about Furqat with the correct year: Starting from ______, Xolmuhammad oŹ»gŹ»li traveled extensively to many countries, including Azerbaijan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Greece, Buā€¦
  37. Complete the sentence about Zarafshan Range with the correct year: In ______, the Russian Empire started to penetrate to Central Asia.
  38. Complete the sentence about Great Fergana Canal with the correct year: On September 17, ______, the Pravda Vostoka announced Central Asia's dream of obtaining water as a reality through the constructiā€¦
  39. Complete the sentence about Kayrakkum Reservoir with the correct year: The construction of the Kayrakkum Dam for irrigation and hydroelectricity generation purposes began in the Kayrakkum steppe in Juā€¦
  40. Which place completes this sentence about Kokand? The town of Kokand is one of the oldest towns in Uzbekistan and is situated in the western part of ______ Valley.
  41. Which place completes this sentence about Kokand? Kokand was also the major religious center of the ______ Valley, boasting more than 300 mosques.
  42. Which place completes this sentence about Margilan? Margilan is located in the south of the ______ Valley, where trade caravans from China traveled westwards and vice versa during the days of the Silkā€¦
  43. Which place completes this sentence about Ark of Bukhara? The Ark of ______ is a massive fortress located in the city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, that was initially built and occupied around the 5th centuā€¦
  44. Which place completes this sentence about Ark of Bukhara? The Ark is a large earthen fortification located in the northwestern part of contemporary ______.
  45. Which place completes this sentence about Ark of Bukhara? Prince SiyĆ¢vash is said to have built the Ark of ______ and eventually been buried there.
  46. Which place completes this sentence about Ark of Bukhara? There are multiple different kinds of tombs that became a unique feature of ______.
  47. Which place completes this sentence about Lyab-i Hauz? Soon the first synagogue at ______ and a large pool were built.
  48. Which place completes this sentence about Pamir Mountains? About 138 BCE Zhang Qian reached the ______ Valley northwest of the Pamirs.
  49. Which place completes this sentence about Samarqand Region? The region's UNESCO World Heritage Site architectural monuments make ______ the largest center for international tourism in the country.
  50. Which place completes this sentence about Chorsu Bazaar? In July 2026, the Chorsu Bazaar, along with nine other modernist sites in ______, was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
  51. Which place completes this sentence about Tashkent Metro? The ______ Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
  52. Which place completes this sentence about Tashkent Metro? Planning for the ______ Metro started in 1968, two years after a major earthquake struck the city in 1966.
  53. Which place completes this sentence about Hazrati Imam Complex? The ensemble was built near the grave of Hazrati Imam, the first imam-khatib of ______, a scholar, one of the first Islamic preachers inā€¦
  54. Which place completes this sentence about Hazrati Imam Complex? Today, the Hazrati Imam complex is located in the "Old City" part of ______, and survived the strong earthquake of 1966.
  55. Which place completes this sentence about Hazrati Imam Complex? In 2026, the Center for Islamic Civilization was opened next door, to which the ______ Codex, held at Hazrati Imam since 1989, was transā€¦
  56. Which place completes this sentence about Sher-Dor Madrasa? The building is considered one of the main tourist attractions in ______ and is known for its profuse tile decoration and polychrome plant-tā€¦
  57. Which place completes this sentence about Khodjeyli? Today, Xojeli is a populous city near ______, the capital of Karakalpakstan.
  58. Which place completes this sentence about Karshi? The city is important in natural gas production, but ______ is also famous for its production of woven flat carpets.
  59. Which place completes this sentence about Quvasoy? In 1989, a combination of migration and post-soviet economic decline led to the ______ massacre.
  60. Which place completes the sentence? In 1876, he moved to ______ to work for his uncle who had a shop.
  61. Which place completes the sentence? In 1880, Xolmuhammad oŹ»gŹ»li returned to ______ and got married.
  62. Which place completes this sentence about Andijan Reservoir? On the Kara Darya, there also exists a village named Kampirravot, which is part of Xonobod City in ______ Region of Uzbekistan.
  63. Which place completes this sentence about Navoiy? Among enterprises there are ______ and Zarafshan Gold Mining and Metallurgical Complexes, which extract one of the purest golds in the world.
  64. Which place completes this sentence about Navoiy Region? The ______ region, located in the centre of the Republic of Uzbekistan, is the youngest and, at the same time, the largest region in the Republā€¦
  65. Which place completes this sentence about Navoiy Region? The ______ and Zarafshan mines produce some of the world's purest gold.

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