Uzbekistan — Capital, Flag and Country Facts

Explore Uzbekistan: capital Tashkent, population, flag, geography, languages, history and culture.

Uzbekistan is in Asia. Its capital is Tashkent.

Climate

Desert continental with long, hot summers and short, mild winters; arid conditions

Flat sandy desert with dunes; semi-arid grassland in the east; mountains in the far northeast

Uzbekistan has ancient Silk Road cities like Samarkand and Bukhara.

Uzbekistan is one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world.

The Tashkent Metro features ornate stations often called underground palaces.

1370: Amir Timur (Tamerlane) establishes the Timurid Empire with capital in Samarkand

1500: Shaybanid Uzbek dynasty takes control

1868: Russian conquest and incorporation into the Russian Empire

1924: Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic established

1991: Declares independence from the Soviet Union

2016: New era of reforms begins under President Mirziyoyev