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.
The music of Uzbekistan has reflected the diverse influences that have shaped the country. It is very similar to the music of the Middle East and is characterized by complicated rhythms and meters. Because of the long history of music in the country and the large variety of music styles and musical instruments, Uzbekistan is often regarded as one of the most musically diverse countries in Central Asia.
The Uzbekistan Football Association is the governing body of football in Uzbekistan, controlling the Uzbekistan national team.
The India women's national football team represents India at women's international football competitions and is governed by the All India Football Federation. Under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and governed in Asia by the AFC. India is also part of the South Asian Football Federation. The team was one of the best in Asia in the mid-1970s to early 1980s, when they became runners-up in the 1979 and the 1983 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
Feruza Jumaniyozova is an Uzbek pop singer who sings in Uzbek and Tajik. She was born in 1984 in Khorezm province of Uzbekistan. Some of her top songs are "Vaexo", "Yalla Habibi", "Yurak Duk Duk" and "Kel Azizim". She got married in October 2010.
The Uzbekistan women's national football team represents Uzbekistan in international women's football. It has played in five Asian Continental championships but has not yet qualified for the Olympics or the World Cup. The team won the regional Central Asian Football Association women's championship in 2018.
Feruza Yergeshova is a Kazakhstani taekwondo practitioner. She competed in the +67 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Nusa Rajher in the preliminary round.
The 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification saw 16 nations attempt to qualify for the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup football competition. The four winners from all groups joined the four automatic qualifiers in the final tournament.
The 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification was the qualification tournament for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
The 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification was a women's under-19 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship.
The 2019 Turkish Women's Cup is the third edition of the Turkish Women's Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Turkey. It takes place from 27 February to 5 March 2019.
The 2020 AFC U-19 Championship would have been the 41st edition of the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-19 national teams of Asia. It was scheduled to take place in Uzbekistan, who had been appointed as the host by the AFC on 17 September 2019. It was originally scheduled to run between 14 and 31 October 2020, but was postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hot Bread is a 2018 Uzbekistani drama film directed by Umid Khamdamov. It was selected as the Uzbekistani entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. It was the first time that Uzbekistan had submitted a film for the Best International Feature Film Oscar.
Kamila Zaripova is an Uzbekistani footballer who plays as a midfielder for Trabzonspor in Turkey, and the Uzbekistan women's national team.
Umida Abdullaeva is an Uzbekistani taekwondo practitioner. She won the silver medal in the women's 62 kg event at the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Feruza Bobokhujaeva is an Uzbekistani footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Sevinch. She has been a member of the Uzbekistan women's national team.
Feruza Sadikova is an Uzbekistani taekwondo practitioner. In 2019, she won a bronze medal at the World Military Games, and in 2021, she won the Asian Taekwondo Championship. She has also won bronze medals twice at the World Championship, is a winner of the Islamic Solidarity Games, and a silver medalist at the Summer Asian Games.
The 2023 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship was the second edition of CAFA Women's Futsal Championship, the annual international futsal championship organized by CAFA for the women's national futsal teams of Central Asia. the tournament was hosted in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
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