Uzbekistan. Kashkadarya region

The Kashkadarya region is located in the south of Uzbekistan, it is washed by the waters of the r. Kashkadarya. The total area of the area is 28600 sq. M. Km. A total of about 2254 thousand people live here.

General information

The most dense population is characterized by the Oshis Karshinskiy, and also the Kitabo-Shahrisabzky. The smallest number of people on the high and desert-steppe terrain. Most of the Uzbeks inhabit this land. In addition, there are people of Tajik and Russian, Arab, Turkish nationalities.

The Kashkadarya region occupies the land that is bounded by Gissar, and also by Zaravshan. Very well developed road network, consisting of a large number of roads. There is a convenient communication with the neighborhoods. In addition to the machine, you can use the railway to get there. Also, the Kashkadarya region (Uzbekistan) has two airports. Their names are Shahrisabz and Karshi.

Production

The main branches of the energy sector are fuel extraction, production of building materials, light industry, as well as the food industry type, processing flour and cereals.

The cities of Kashkadarya region occupy the first position in the whole country in the sphere of hydrocarbon production, oil products, condensates, and also natural gas processing. There are fourteen common-ownership enterprises, in which investors from other countries have invested.

The main fields of agriculture include cotton production, animal breeding, growing of products in orchards, viticulture and winemaking, milk production, sheep breeding.

In 2013, 680 thousand hectares were allocated to cultivated areas. Half of them were equipped with pastures. In addition, there is a large number of farmland, for which 744.4 hectares were allocated. Their dimensions are not very large. Especially good harvests were in the cultivation of wheat.

Also popular are cotton, potatoes, vegetables. Goats and sheep are actively bred. During the year, 219,000 tons of meat, more than 800,000 tons of milk, 270 million eggs, and 5,000 tons of wool are produced in the livestock sector.

Water resources

In addition, p. Kashkadarya, which is adjacent to a large number of tributaries that flow from the mountain peaks. The largest waterways are Aksu and Tankhyzdarya, as well as Kyzyl-Darya and Guzardarya. They are fed by melting snow. The water level especially increases in the spring and the first month of summer.

Kashkadarya region is a place on the territory of which there is a large protected area of national importance. It can be reached by moving east from Shakhrisabe to the south-western spurs that are at the Zaravshansky ridge. This complex includes the northern side of Kartag - the local mountain, and the left bank of the river. Jindydarya. The total area is 3938 hectares.

Interesting places

In addition, the place due to which Kashkadarya region is so interesting is Khodja Kurgan - a gorge with a lively and beautiful nature. One of the pages of the history of the Earth is imprinted here in stone. Tectonic education is also referred to as Paleozoic. There is a large number of petrified plants characteristic of the marine environment, as well as mollusks.

Another important reserve - Gissar, it is the largest in the entire territory of Central Asia. Its area is 78 thousand hectares. It can be found on the west of the Gissar range, on one of its slopes.

Kizil-Say is a protected area, on which there are dense thickets, inhabited by rare animals: lynx, brown bear, leopard and others. Also of interest to visit is the karst cave of Tamerlane, which is one of the greatest in Central Asia. Its depth is 240 feet.

There is something to see

Picturesque and beautiful is Amankutan - a beautiful tract where there are many apricots, groves with nuts, almonds, junipers. Nearby there is a mountain type settlement. From the bus you can see the walls of stone and the picturesque landscapes of the valleys.

Zarafshan mountain education is picturesque in any period of the year. In the spring, red tulips bloom here, and in the summer a carpet of variegated colors, in autumn there is a beautiful golden carpet. In winter, it is also interesting to wander, admiring the wonderful scenery.

Where previously culture and science were developed, many scientists and creative people were born and formed. This is especially true for the city of Nasaf, where a large center of hadith studies is located.

Centre

The administrative center is the city of Karshi. The Kashkadarya region was established in January 1943. This was issued by a decree of the highest government of the Soviet Union. This territory was abolished in 1960, and then in its original state was restored Kashkadarya region. Its districts in 1964 were in the same composition. At the moment there are only 13 of them.

Karshi (Kashkadarya region) as the capital of the region attracts the most keen attention. From this city to Tashkent 520 kilometers. To get to the state border, you need to drive 335 km. It was rebuilt in the 14th century, raising from the ruins of those settlements that were located here earlier. The population is just over 200 thousand people. The history of the city is extremely long and interesting. It begins in the 7th century AD. E.

Even at that time the conquerors paid close attention to this city. However, the population managed to resist. Historical records about the defenders of the city have been preserved. One of them is Spitamen, whose heroism was once noted even by Alexander of Macedon. Until the 14th century the city was called Nakhshab. It was then that the Turkish fort was built here.

Curious to visit

Historical places of interest are the women's educational institution of the 16th century Madinah Odin, the 16th-century Kuk Gumbaz mosque. Also attention should be paid to Bekmir, Kilichboi, Khoja Kurban, Magson, Charmgar (19-20 cent.), A brick bridge (16th century), Sardoba (16th century). An interesting place is the Friday Mosque, near which there is a city market.

In the 1970s, the first part of a large irrigation project was implemented, the purpose of which was to divert water from the river. Amu Darya. Lands that are irrigated are used for growing cotton. The railroad from Tashkent to Karshi began functioning in 1970. In this city, they produce wonderful woven carpets.

Science and art are also well developed here. There is an institute that trains teachers, there is a theater of music and drama.

Desert area

From the capital, many travel to other parts of the region, where instead of steppes, the deserts are seen. There is a shortage of water in this area, so a network of wells was developed. There are hundreds of them.

For pumping out moisture use pumps of high power. However, there are also sources with which you need to turn in the old fashion, throwing a bucket inside and pulling it up yourself. The water is salty, suitable for watering sheep, which are taken to the steppe in the pasture. In the settlement of Pampuc there is the deepest well, which was pierced by hand. And this is very difficult, given the hardness of the soil.

Another special sight is Sardoba, which is an irrigation structure, a large reservoir created using burnt bricks. Deepening into the earth was carried out by two thirds. Here they collect and store water.