Tashkent

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Tashkent

Total population

2,956,384

Air quality index

35Good

Elevation273 m

Coordinates40.48°, 68.76°

Demographic figures from State Committee of Statistics (Uzbekistan). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Tashkent, also known as Toshkent, is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3.1 million people as of July 1, 2025. It is located in northeastern Uzbekistan. Tashkent's history stretches back centuries as part of the ancient Silk Road, the network of trade routes that connected East and West. The city has long been a crossroads of cultures, goods, and ideas.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Sirdaryo

• Haydar
  1.8 mi away
• Usman Yusupov
  3.5 mi away
• Ulugabad
  4 mi away
• Yulduz
  4.4 mi away
• Akhilik
  4.4 mi away
• Hamid Alimjan
  5 mi away
• Sayibabad
  6 mi away
• Aydynkishlak
  7.4 mi away
• T. Ahmedov
  8 mi away
• Ahunbabaev
  8.3 mi away
• Dungaryk
  8.7 mi away
• Yuldashabad
  9.2 mi away

Browse all places in Sirdaryo →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Madwort

Asperugo procumbens

Seen 2026-04-10

Asian White Stork

Ciconia ciconia asiatica

Seen 2025-07-09

Oriental Virgin's-bower

Clematis orientalis

Seen 2024-10-18

Karelinia caspia

Karelinia caspia

Seen 2024-10-18

Climacoptera amblyostegia

Climacoptera amblyostegia

Seen 2024-10-18

Sisymbrium septulatum

Sisymbrium septulatum

Seen 2024-05-07

Syrian Mustard

Euclidium syriacum

Seen 2024-05-07

common reed

Phragmites australis

Seen 2024-05-07

Garhadiolus papposus

Garhadiolus papposus

Seen 2024-05-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Tashkent, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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