The Northwest Military District () is a military district of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan based in the city of Nukus. Nukus serves as the capital city of the autonomous

Republic of Karakalpakstan Karakalpakstan, / officially the Republic of Karakalpakstan, / is an autonomous republic of Uzbekistan. It occupies the whole northwestern part of Uzbekistan. The capital is Nukus (' / ). The Republic of Karakalpakstan has an area of , and ...

. It serves the territory of

Karakalpakstan Karakalpakstan, / officially the Republic of Karakalpakstan, / is an autonomous republic of Uzbekistan. It occupies the whole northwestern part of Uzbekistan. The capital is Nukus (' / ). The Republic of Karakalpakstan has an area of , and ...

as well as the

Xorazm Province Khorazm Region (, خارەزم ۋىلايەتى, ), is a viloyat (region) of Uzbekistan located in the northwest of the country in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya River. It borders with Turkmenistan, Karakalpakstan, and Bukhara Region. It co ...

. It was established in 2000.

Activities

COVID-19

During the

COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan The COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Uzbekistan when its first case ...

, military doctors from the district worked in the Nukus Higher Sports School for Olympic and National Sports (a temporary diagnostic, distribution and treatment center). The district also contributed to the organization of the center's activities and organized a temporary operational headquarters at the center.

Natural disasters

300 servicemen helped repair the dam of the Sardaba Reservoir in the

Sirdaryo Region Sirdaryo Region (, russian: Сырдарьинская область, Syrdaryinskaya oblast) is one of the regions of Uzbekistan, located in the center of the country on the left bank of Syr Darya River. It borders with Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, T ...

Assets

Sergeant's School

In 2007, a fifth sergeant training school was opened in the Northwest Military District. At the school, specialists in 12 specialties are trained.

Nukus Training Ground

The district operates Nukus Training Ground, which is used by the troops of the Ministry of Defense, the Border Troops and the National Guard to conduct practical exercises. On 3 December 2020, a ceremony was held to open the newly renovated training ground. Defense Minister Bakhodir Kurbanov in his speech on the occasion states it "will be an international training ground meeting the most modern requirements" and that it occupies "a worthy place among the authoritative training grounds of the national army". Construction work took place at 13 military and social facilities of the Nukus training ground, including two residential buildings and an educational building.

District schools

17 support schools are merged into the military district and operate under military command. In particular, School No. 35 in the Kungrad district was one of the first to be under the command of the military district.

Leadership

* Commander - Colonel Farhodjon Shermatov * Deputy Commander for Armaments - Lieutenant Colonel Ayubjon Rustamov * Deputy Commander for Educational and Ideological Work - Colonel Ulugbek Dusmatov

Links

Official Website
(in Russian)
Official Website
(in Uzbek Latin)

References

{{reflist Military units and formations of Uzbekistan Military units and formations established in 2000 2000 establishments in Uzbekistan