Samarkand (Uzbek: Samarqand Самарқанд Russian: Самарканд from Sogdian: “Stone Fort” or “Rock Town”) is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan and the capital of Samarqand Province.
Bukhara (Uzbek: Buxoro; Persian: بخارا; Russian: Бухара Bukhara), from the Soghdian βuxārak (“lucky place”), is the capital of the Bukhara Province (viloyat) of Uzbekistan. The nation’s fifth-largest city, it has a population of 263,400 (2009 census estimate). The region around Bukhara has been inhabited for at least five millennia, and the city has existed for half that time. Located on the Silk Road, the city has long been a center of trade, scholarship, culture, and religion. The historic center of Bukhara, which contains numerous mosques and madrassas, has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Ethnic Uzbek may constitute the largest element in Bukhara, with the native Tajiks being as numerous. The city has long had a mixed population including Jews and other ethnic minorities.
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Ташкент – столица Узбекской Советской Социалистической Республики, крупнейший город и промышленный центр с населением более 2 миллионов жителей. Это один из древнейших ‚городов нашей страны. В исторических источниках он впервые упоминается как городское поселение уже в [У-У веках.
