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1
When is Independence Day in Uzbekistan?
1 September, marking independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
2
Who was the first president of independent Uzbekistan?
Islam Karimov, in office from 1991 until 2016.
3
When was the constitution adopted?
8 December 1992, now marked as Constitution Day.
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What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
Tashkent.
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What is the national currency?
The soum (so'm), made permanent in 1994.
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What is the parliament called?
The Oliy Majlis, made up of the Legislative Chamber and the Senate.
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Which five countries border Uzbekistan?
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.
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Why is Uzbekistan called doubly landlocked?
All its neighbours are landlocked too, so two borders must be crossed to reach an ocean.
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Which two rivers fed the Aral Sea?
The Amu Darya and the Syr Darya.
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Why did the Aral Sea shrink?
River water was diverted to irrigate cotton and other crops.
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What does Kyzylkum mean?
Red sand.
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What is the highest point of Uzbekistan?
Khazret Sultan in the Gissar Range, about 4,643 metres.
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How is the country divided?
Twelve regions, the Republic of Karakalpakstan and the city of Tashkent.
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Which three states ruled the area before the Russian conquest?
The Emirate of Bukhara and the Khanates of Khiva and Kokand.
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When did Russia capture Tashkent?
1865.
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Which city was Timur's capital?
Samarkand.
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Who was Ulugh Beg?
Timur's grandson, a ruler of Samarkand and an astronomer who built an observatory.
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Who founded the Mughal Empire and where was he born?
Babur, born in Andijan in 1483.
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Who was al-Khwarizmi?
A scholar from Khwarazm whose book al-Jabr gave algebra its name; 'algorithm' comes from his name.
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Who was Ibn Sina?
A scholar born near Bukhara in 980 who wrote the Canon of Medicine.
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What are the three madrasas of the Registan?
Ulugh Beg, Sher-Dor and Tilya-Kori.
22
Which sites were listed by UNESCO in 1990, 1993, 2000 and 2001?
Khiva (Itchan Kala), Bukhara, Shakhrisabz and Samarkand.
23
When is Navruz?
21 March, the spring equinox.
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What is plov?
The national dish: rice cooked with meat, carrots and onions.
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What is kurash?
A traditional Uzbek form of belt wrestling.

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