Welcome to Uzbekistan! By Umurova Dilnoza Group 223

The Bukhara province is situated in the western central part of Uzbekistan. It borders with Navoi province in the north and in the east, with Kashkadarya province - in the southeast, with the Republic of Turkmenistan - in the south, and with Khorezm province and Karakalpakstan - in the west. The Kizil-Kum Desert takes up a large portion of its territory. The climate is characteristically continental and arid.

Administrative center: Bukhara (population 270,600)
Area: 40,32 square kilometers
Population: 1,545,100, about 68% of whom live in the rural areas, while the other 32% live in urban centers
Automobile codes: 80 The Province is divided into 11 administrative districts: Bukhara, Vobkent, Zhondor, Kogon, Olot, Peshku, Romitan, Shofirkon, Korovulbozor, Korakul, Gizhduvon.

Bukhara Regional Khokymiyat
Address: 200118, Bukhara, 1, Ibrokhim Muminov Str.
Tel.: [phone]
Fax: [phone] www.bukhara.gov.uz, www.bv.uz

Jizzakh province is situated in the central part of Uzbekistan. It borders with the Republic of Kazakhstan in the north, with Syrdarya province - in the east, with the Republic of Tajikistan - in the south and in the southeast, with Samarkand province - in the southwest, and with Navoi province - in the west. The climate is typically continental, with dry, hot summers and mild winters.

Administrative center: Djizzak (population 139, 100)
Area: 21,400 square kilometers
Population: 1,1 million people with an average density of 108 people per square kilometer
Automobile codes: 25 The Province is divided into 11 administrative districts. Other main towns are Dustlik, Gagarin, Gallyaaral, Pakhtakor, and Mardjanbulak. 34 joint ventures have been established in the Province. The total value of their production totaled 159.9 million Sum in 1997. The Province's economy is based on agriculture, chiefly cotton and cereal. There are tens of thousands of hectares of virgin soil, which have been studied for agricultural purposes. This land has adequate irrigation infrastructure, which has been created in the past few years.