Jizzax
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Jizzax Жиззах |
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 Fountain in the center of Jizzax |
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| State : |
 Uzbekistan
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| Province: | Jizzax | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 7 ' N , 67 ° 51' E | ||
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| Height : | 378 m | ||
| Residents : | 148,850 (2009) | ||
| License plate : | 25-29 | ||
Jizzax or Dschissach ( Uzbek - Cyrillic Жиззах, Russian Джизак Dschisak ) is a city in Uzbekistan and the capital of the province Jizzax .
geography
Geographical location
The city is located on the edge of the Golodnaya steppe and near the strategically important Jilanuti pass , which allows access to the Serafshantal .
population
The city had 148,850 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2009).
history
Jizzax used to be a junction of the Silk Road on the Samarkand - Ferghanatal route .
In 1916, Jizzax was the center of an anti-Russian movement that was quickly crushed.
education
There are two universities in Jizzax.
Culture
In the city is the Istiklol Amusement Park. At the end of June 2019, a ride broke apart while in operation , at least one person died.
traffic
The train station of Jizzax is located on the Trans Caspian railway .
Personalities
- Patokh Chodiev (* 1953), Belgian-Kazakh entrepreneur
- Sergei Lebedew (* 1948), Russian politician
- Hamid Olimjon (1909–1944), Uzbek poet
- Sharaf Raschidow (1917–1983), party secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: World Gazetteer: Uzbekistan: The most important places with statistics on their population
- ↑ Woman, 19, dies after theme park ride breaks apart in mid-air , on metro.co.uk. Retrieved June 30, 2019.