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Samarkand (oblast)

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Samarkand

Wiloyat (region) in eastern Uzbekistan; area 24,500 sq km/9,460 sq mi; population (1996) 2,386,000. The capital is Samarkand. Tungsten and molybdenum are mined, and there are engineering, metalworking, chemical, food, and light industries. Cotton and silk are produced, and wheat is grown.

The region is located on the southeastern edge of the Kyzyl-Kum desert. The Nuratau Khrebet mountain range is in the north. The region contains the western end of Lake Aydarkul. The principal river is the Zeravshan. Cities include Kattakurgan and Krasnogvardeysk.
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