Jomboy District

Jomboy District
District
Country	Uzbekistan
Region	Samarqand Region
Capital	Jomboy
Area
• Total	550 km^2 (210 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	176,000
• Density	320/km^2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (UZT)

Jomboy District is a district of Samarqand Region in Uzbekistan. Its capital is Jomboy.[1] It has an area of 550 km^2 (210 sq mi)[2] and its population is 176,000 (2021 est.).[3]

The district consists of one city (Jomboy), 5 urban-type settlements (Dehqonobod, Eski Jomboy, Xoʻja, Gʻazira, Kattaqishloq) and 8 rural communities.[1]

History and culture

In 1502, when Shaibani Khan was returning from Bukhara to Samarkand, he built a bridge of 7 arches on the Zarafshan river crossing from Jomboy. Over time, the arches were damaged, and in the 40s of the 19th century, 3 arches remained intact. Now. only one arch of the bridge has been preserved. In 1899, a railway was built through Jomboy.

Jomboy House of Culture

Cultural life is somewhat developed in the district. People such as Ahmad Azam, Zoir Mirzayev (the current governor of the Tashkent Region), and Quddus Azam are from Jomboy.

There are 4 general education schools, a college of domestic service, a vocational lyceum, a scientific research institute of Acrology and Parasitology, 2 libraries, a house of culture, and a museum of local history. A symbolic gate has been installed at the entrance to the city.

Economy

The district produces some quantity of cotton.[4] There has also been evidence of basket-weaving among both men and women, though women have been handicapped by having to also perform a greater share of household chores.[5]

References

1. "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
2. "Samarqand viloyatining ma'muriy-hududiy bo'linishi" [Administrative-territorial division of the Samarqand Region] (PDF) (in Uzbek). Samarqand regional department of statistics.
3. "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Samarkand regional department of statistics.
4. Collapsed and Prebendal States in Post-soviet Eurasia: Cross-regional Determinants of State Formation in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. University of Wisconsin--Madison. 2005.
5. Assessment of the possibilities for income diversification through rural crafts development: In support of small businesses and job creation for women and men in rural communities in the Republic of Uzbekistan. Food & Agriculture Org. June 2019. ISBN 9789251313756.

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