22 interesting facts about Uzbekistan

Interesting Asian country Uzbekistan — home of delicious food and hospitable people. In these parts, not a single traveler will ever remain hungry and without an overnight stay — people here will never leave anyone in trouble. Yes, and the nature here is harsh, but beautiful, so lovers of eco-tourism often come here.

Facts about Uzbekistan

1. Uzbekistan is one of the two countries in the world, which for access to the sea coast needs to cross the borders of 2 states in any direction, since its nearest neighbors are also deprived of access to the oceans. The second country on the planet with similar problems is Liechtenstein (interesting facts about Liechtenstein).
2. Neanderthals inhabited the territory where Uzbekistan is now located, back in the Paleolithic era.
3. The first states on the lands of the future Uzbekistan arose by the 7th-8th centuries BC
4. The heyday of science and culture of this region fell on the 14th century, when Tamerlane was its ruler. He made Samarkand, now the third largest city in the country, the capital of his state.
5. After the collapse of the USSR, a population census has never been conducted in Uzbekistan.
6. Although the Russian language in this country does not have any official status, students are required to study it from the second grade.
7. School education in Uzbekistan is free, but students are charged annually for the use of textbooks.
8. In the 20 years since secession from the USSR, the number of bookstores in Uzbekistan has decreased from 657 to 70.
9. Uzbekistan ranks 4th in the world in terms of gold reserves.
10. The largest denomination in Uzbekistan is 50,000 soums, and its value is slightly more than 6 US dollars.
11. Experts call Uzbekistan a state whose economy is growing faster than most other countries on the planet.
12. According to sociological surveys, residents of this country are leading in terms of happiness among all the countries of the CIS.
13. Uzbekistan is home to the rapidly drying Aral Sea – before the reservoir began to shallow, this lake (called the sea only because of its size and salinity of the water) was the fourth largest on the planet. The ruins of two settlements and mausoleums were found on the exposed bottom of the Aral Sea.
14. Uzbeks are the third largest ethnic group on the planet speaking the language of the Turkic group.
15. The names of all the states surrounding Uzbekistan end in “stan”.
16. This is the only Central Asian country that borders on all the states of this region.
17. Uzbek Samarkand is one of the oldest cities in the world, comparable in age to Rome. Scientists estimate the age of this settlement at more than 2750 years.
18. Tigers lived on the outskirts of Tashkent at the end of the 19th century (interesting facts about tigers).
19. The only subway among Central Asian cities was built in Uzbekistan countries.
20. Tashkent is the only major city on the planet where almost 100% of passenger traffic is provided by Mercedes buses (interesting facts about Tashkent).
21. Melons, which are considered the most delicious in the world, are grown in Uzbekistan because of their sweetness and aroma.
22. Tashkent is one of the few large cities on Earth where the stars in the sky are clearly visible at night.