Tashkent Region

Region of Uzbekistan
District name District capital 1 Bekabad District Zafar 2 Boʻstonliq District Gʻazalkent 3 Boʻka District Boʻka 4 Chinoz District Chinoz 5 Qibray District Qibray 6 Ohangaron District Ohangaron 7 Oqqoʻrgʻon District Oqqoʻrgʻon 8 Parkent District Parkent 9 Piskent District Piskent 10 Quyichirchiq District Doʻstobod 11 Zangiota District Eshonguzar 12 Oʻrtachirchiq District Nurafshon 13 Yangiyoʻl District Yangiyoʻl 14 Yuqorichirchiq District Yangibozor 15 Tashkent District Keles

There are 16 cities (Nurafshon, Olmaliq, Angren, Bekabad, Ohangaron, Chirchiq, Yangiyoʻl, Oqqoʻrgʻon, Gʻazalkent, Boʻka, Parkent, Piskent, Chinoz, Keles, Doʻstobod, Yangiobod) and 95 urban type settlements in the Tashkent Region.

The climate is a typically continental climate with mild wet winters and hot dry summers. Chatkal National Park, with mountains and forests, is located within Tashkent Region.

Natural resources include copper, brown coal, molybdenum, zinc, gold, silver, rare earths, natural gas, petroleum, sulfur, table salt, limestone, and granite. Tashkent Region is the most economically developed in the country. Industry includes energy production, mining, metallurgy, fertilizers, chemicals, electronics, textiles, cotton purification, food processing and footwear. Tashkent Region also has a highly developed agricultural industry, based primarily on irrigation to which the Tuyabuguz Reservoir is a major contributor. The main crops are cotton and hemp, but cereals, melons and gourds, fruit and vegetables and citrus fruits are increasing. Livestock is also important. The region has a well developed transportation infrastructure, with over 360 km of railways and 3771 km of surfaced roads. Tashkent has a large international airport, which is the main air gateway to the country.