🇺🇿Top 10 Facts About Uzbekistan//Interesting Facts About Uzbekistan//Uzbekistan Amazing Facts

Uzbekistan is one of two doubly landlocked countries in the world (a country completely surrounded by landlocked countries), the other being Liechtenstein.

Gold
Uzbekistan has the fourth largest gold deposits in the world. The country mines 80 tons of gold annually, seventh in the world.

Vodka
Although a Muslim Majority country, Vodka is highly Popular in Uzbekistan.

Cotton
The country is the world’s second-largest cotton exporter and fifth largest producer.

Watermelon
Uzbekistan is the world capital of melons. They have in excess of 150 different varieties, which form a staple part of the local diet, served fresh in the summer and eaten dried through the winter.

Al Biruni
Al Biruni was a historian, chronologist and linguist. He was known as the first anthropologist and father of geodesy for his contributions to geography.

Bukhara
Bukhara, which is situated on the Silk Route, is more than 2,000 years old. It is the most complete
example of a medieval city in Central Asia, with an urban fabric that has remained largely intact.

Tamerlane
Uzbekistan has a long and bloody history. The most notorious leader of Uzbekistan was Timur (or Tamerlane) who claimed descent from Genghis Khan. His military campaigns have been credited for wiping out some 5% of the world’s population at the time.

Gur-i Amir
The Gur-i Amir is a mausoleum of the Asian conqueror Timur (also known as Tamerlane) in Samarkand. It occupies an important place in the history of Persian-Mongolian Architecture as the precursor and model for later great Mughal architecture tombs

Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It’s known for its many museums and its mix of modern and Soviet-era architecture.

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