Samarqand Province
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Samarqand Province (Samarkand Province) (Uzbek: Samarqand viloyati) is a viloyat (province) o Uzbekistan locatit in the centre o the kintra in the basin o Zarafshan River. It borders wi Tajikstan, Navoiy Province, Jizzakh Province an Qashqadaryo Province. It covers an aurie o 16,400 km². The population is estimatit tae be aroond 2,322,000, wi some 75% livin in rural auries.
Samarqand Province wis established on 15 Januar 1938,[1] an is dividit intae 14 admeenistrative destricts.[2] The caipital is Samarqand (pop est 368,000 indwallers). Ither major touns include Bulung‘ur, Juma, Ishtixon, Kattaqo‘rg‘on, Urgut, an Oqtosh.
The climate is a teepically arid continental climate.
Samarkand is the 2nt lairgest centre for economy, science, an cultur in Uzbekistan, efter Tashkent. The Institute o Archeology at the Academy o Sciences o the Republic o Uzbekistan is based at Samarqand. The Province's UNESCO Warld Heritage Site airchitectural monuments are warld famous, an mak Samarkand the lairgest centre for internaitional tourism in the kintra.
Samarqand Province an aa haes significant naitural resoorces, includin construction materials sic as marble, granite, limestane, carbonate, an chalk. The Province's major agricultural activities are cotton an cereal growin, winemakin an sericultur. In terms o industry, metal processin (spare pairts for automobiles an combines), fuid processin, textiles, an ceramics industries are the maist active in the aurie.
The province haes a well-developed transport infrastructur, wi ower 400 km o railways an 4100 km o surfaced roads. The telecommunication infrastructur is an aa well developed.