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Uzbekistan-CIA WFB Map (2004)
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Timur (Tamerlane) initiated the last flowering of Transoxiana by gathering artisans and scholars into his capital, Samarkand.

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Uzbekistan

Population
37.1M
Area
448,978 km²
Capital
Tashkent
Continent
Asia
42nd most populous country in the world

Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Tajikistan to the southeast, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest.

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