Khorazm Region
Xorazm Viloyati
Xorazm viloyati | |
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UTC+5 (East) | |
Area code | +998 |
ISO 3166 code | UZ-XO |
Districts | 11 |
Cities | 3 |
Towns | 56 |
Villages | 550 |
Website | www |
Khorezm Region (
The climate is a typically arid continental climate, with cold winters and extremely hot, dry summers.
The city of
The economy of Khorezm Region is primarily based on cotton. Cotton is by far the main crop, although rice production has increased significantly in the last several years. (though the Uzbek government discourages rice production near to deserts, over water usage concerns) There are also many orchards and vineyards, melon and gourd plantations and potato fields. Khorezm Region is famous for its "gurvak" melon in Uzbekistan. Industry is also heavily oriented to cotton, with cotton refining,
Administrative divisions
The Region consists of 11 districts (listed below) and two district-level cities: Urgench and Khiva.[1][3]
Key | District name | District capital |
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1 | Bogʻot District | Bogʻot |
2 | Gurlan District | Gurlan |
3 | Xonqa District | Xonqa |
4 | Tuproqqal'a District |
Pitnak |
5 | Khiva District | Khiva |
6 | Qoʻshkoʻpir District | Qoʻshkoʻpir |
7 | Shovot District | Shovot |
8 | Urganch District | Qorovul |
9 | Yangiariq District | Yangiariq |
10 | Yangibozor District | Yangibozor |
11 | Hazorasp District | Hazorasp |
There are 3 cities (Urgench, Khiva, Pitnak) and 56 urban-type settlements in the Khorazm Region.[1][3] In March 2020 the new Tuproqqalʼa District was created out of the larger, eastern part of Hazorasp District.[4] Gurlen is one of the most unique districts in the region.
The most interesting place in Khorezm is Aqdarband village. Ancestors of the people of Aqdarband came from Iran in 15th age to protect Khiva.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining maʼmuriy-hududiy boʻlinishi" [Administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Uzbekistan] (in Uzbek). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2021. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Viloyat bo'yicha shahar va qishloq aholisi soni" [Urban and rural population in the region] (PDF) (in Uzbek). Xorazm regional department of statistics.
- ^ a b "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
- ^ Decree 23 March 2020, 184-IV, LexUZ.