Boysun ( uz, Boysun, russian: Байсун, Baysun) is a city in

Surxondaryo Region Surxondaryo Region ( uz, Surxondaryo viloyati, Сурхондарё вилояти, سرخان‌دریا ولایت, russian: Сурхандарьинская область, fa, سرخان‌دریا, UniPers: "sorxāndaryā"), old spelling Su ...

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

and capital of

Boysun District Boysun district ( uz, Boysun tumani / Бойсун тумани) is a district in Surxondaryo Region, Uzbekistan. Its capital is the city of Boysun. It has an area of and its population is 117,500 (2021 est.). The district consists of one city ( ...

. The population was 16,732 as of the 1989 census, and 27,600 in 2016. Thousands of years in the narrow mountain gorge, the merchant caravans have passed through Iron Gates. This region has been passed by the Armies of Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and Tamerlane. The Teshik-Tash caves contain remnants of the Neanderthal people. The nearby Kugitang Mountains nearby still contain wall paintings known as "magic bull hunting", dating from the Mesolite period. Boysun's citizens adorn their homes with colorful suzane (sticky covers), lightweight, sturdy, and cozy tapestries, and elegant decorations and springwear embellish their clothes and shoes. On tables and sculptured trunks near walls are painted ceramic dinnerware.

Geography

Boysun lies in a valley running through a hilly region and overlooked by the Boysuntoq Ridge of the

Gissar Range Hisar Range ( tg, Қаторкӯҳи Ҳисор; uz, Hisor tizmasi, russian: Гиссарский хребет; uk, Ґаторкугі Гісор; fa, رشته‌کوه حصار; also known as Hissar, Hisor, or Gissar Range) is a mountain range ...

, which rises to here and as even higher to the west. The landscape is dramatic but arid, and varies from grassy areas to exposed rock.

Climate

Boysun has a cool

desert climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk''), is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

''BWk''), with cool winters and hot summers. Rainfall is generally light and erratic. Autumn is the wettest season, while summers are very dry.

Transportation

The main road through the town is Route P-105. This connects with the M39 to the west near Shorab, leading to

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and

Samarkand fa, سمرقند , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from the top:Registan square, Shah-i-Zinda necropolis, Bibi-Khanym Mosque, view inside Shah-i-Zinda, ...

further north, and to Akkurgon and

Termez Termez ( uz, Termiz/Термиз; fa, ترمذ ''Termez, Tirmiz''; ar, ترمذ ''Tirmidh''; russian: Термез; Ancient Greek: ''Tàrmita'', ''Thàrmis'', ) is the capital of Surxondaryo Region in southern Uzbekistan. Administratively, it is ...

further south. To the east, P-105 connects to

Shoʻrchi Shoʻrchi ( uz, Shoʻrchi/Шўрчи, russian: Шурчи, Shurchi) is a city in Surxondaryo Region, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbeki ...

and

Qumqoʻrgʻon Qumqoʻrgʻon ( uz, Qumqoʻrgʻon/Қумқўрғон, russian: Кумкурган, Kumkurgan) is a city in Surxondaryo Region, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic ...

World Heritage Status

This site was added to the

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Tentative List on 18 January 2008 in the Mixed (Cultural and Natural) category.

References

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