Uzbekistan,officially the Republic of Uzbekistan,is a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia. It is surrounded by five countries:Kazakhstan to the north,Kyrgyzstan to the northeast,Tajikistan to the southeast,Afghanistan to the south,and Turkmenistan to the southwest,making it one of only two doubly landlocked countries on Earth,the other being Liechtenstein. Uzbekistan is part of the Turkic world,as well as a member of the Organization of Turkic States. Uzbek,spoken by the Uzbek people,is the official language and spoken by the majority of its inhabitants,while Russian and Tajik are significant minority languages. Islam is the predominant religion,and most Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims.
Uzbekistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia. It is itself surrounded by five landlocked countries:Kazakhstan to the north;Kyrgyzstan to the northeast;Tajikistan to the southeast;Afghanistan to the south,Turkmenistan to the south-west. Its capital and largest city is Tashkent. Uzbekistan is part of the Turkic languages world,as well as a member of the Organization of Turkic States. While the Uzbek language is the majority spoken language in Uzbekistan,Russian is widely used as an inter-ethnic tongue and in government. Islam is the majority religion in Uzbekistan,most Uzbeks being non-denominational Muslims. In ancient times it largely overlapped with the region known as Sogdia,and also with Bactria.
The Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia,being among the largest Turkic ethnic groups in the area. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan,next to Kazakh and Karakalpak minorities,and also form minority groups in Afghanistan,Tajikistan,Kyrgyzstan,Kazakhstan,Turkmenistan,Russia,and China. Uzbek diaspora communities also exist in Turkey,Saudi Arabia,United States,Ukraine,Pakistan,and other countries.
Samarkand or Samarqand is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. Samarkand is the capital of Samarqand Region and a district-level city,that includes the urban-type settlements Kimyogarlar,Farhod and Khishrav. With 551,700 inhabitants (2021),it is the third-largest city in Uzbekistan.
Tashkent,or Toshkent in Uzbek,is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia,with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1st 2024. It is located in northeastern Uzbekistan,near the border with Kazakhstan.
Uzbek is a Karluk Turkic language spoken by Uzbeks. It is the official and national language of Uzbekistan and formally succeeded Chagatai,an earlier Karluk language also known as Turki,as the literary language of Uzbekistan in the 1920s.
Bukhara is the seventh-largest city in Uzbekistan by population,with 280,187 residents as of 1 January 2020. It is the capital of Bukhara Region.
Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov was an Uzbek politician who served as the first president of Uzbekistan,from the country's independence in 1991 until his death in 2016. He was the last First Secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan from 1989 to 1991,when the party was reconstituted as the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O‘zXDP);he led the O‘zXDP until 1996. He was the President of the Uzbek SSR from 24 March 1990 until he declared the independence of Uzbekistan on 1 September 1991.
Karakalpakstan,officially the Republic of Karakalpakstan,is an autonomous republic of Uzbekistan. It spans the northwestern portion of Uzbekistan. Its capital is Nukus. Karakalpakstan has an area of 166,590 km2 (64,320 sq mi),and has a population of about 2 million people. Its territory covers the classical land of Khwarazm,which in classical Persian literature was known as Kāt (کات).
Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev is an Uzbek politician who has served as President of Uzbekistan and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan since 14 December 2016. Previously,Mirziyoyev led the government as a Prime Minister of Uzbekistan from 2003 to 2016.
The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic,also known as Soviet Uzbekistan,the Uzbek SSR,UzSSR,or simply Uzbekistan and rarely Uzbekia or Red Uzbekistan,was a union republic of the Soviet Union. It was governed by the Uzbek branch of the Soviet Communist Party,the legal political party,from 1925 until 1990. From 1990 to 1991,it was a sovereign part of the Soviet Union with its own legislation.
Andijan,also spelt Andijon and formerly romanized as Andizhan,is a city in Uzbekistan. It is the administrative,economic,and cultural center of Andijan Region. Andijan is a district-level city with an area of 74 km2 (29 sq mi). Andijan is the most densely populated city with density of 10,000 people/km2 and it had 747,800 inhabitants in 2024. Andijan is located in a tense border region at the south-eastern edge of the Fergana Valley near Uzbekistan's border with Kyrgyzstan.
JSC Uzbekistan Airways,operating as Uzbekistan Airways,is the flag carrier of Uzbekistan,headquartered in Tashkent. From its hub at Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport,the airline serves a number of domestic destinations;the company also flies international services to Asia,Europe and North America.
The Uzbekistan national football team represents Uzbekistan in international football and is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Association,the governing body for football in Uzbekistan.
Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport is the main international airport of Uzbekistan and the third busiest airport in Central Asia. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) from the center of Tashkent. It was named after Islam Karimov,the first president of independent Uzbekistan,in office from 1991 until his death in 2016.
The Uzbekistan Football Association is the governing body of football in Uzbekistan,controlling the Uzbekistan national team.
Pakhtakor Football Club is an Uzbek professional football club,based in the capital city of Tashkent,that competes in the Uzbekistan Super League. Pakhtakor literally means "cotton-grower".
Uzbekistan Super League,known as Coca-Cola Uzbekistan Super League due to sponsorship reasons,is the top division of professional football in Uzbekistan. It is operated under the auspices of the Uzbekistan Professional Football League and Uzbekistan Football Association. It was founded in 1992 and currently has 14 teams. The top team qualifies to the group stage of the AFC Champions League.
Football Club Bunyodkor is an Uzbek professional football club based in Tashkent that competes in the Uzbekistan Super League.
This is a list of football games played by the Uzbekistan national football team between 2010 and 2019.
