Vobkent ( uz, Vobkent / Вобкент; tg, Вобкент; russian: Вабкент) is a city in the
Bukhara Region
Bukhara Region (Buxoro Region) ( uz, Buxoro viloyati/Бухоро вилояти, بۇحارا ۋىلايەتى, russian: Бухарская область) is a region of Uzbekistan located in the southwest of the country. The Kyzyl Kum desert ...
of
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 the capital of
Vobkent District
Vobkent District ( uz, Vobkent tumani) is a district of Bukhara Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Vobkent. It has an area of and its population is 143,600 (2021).[minaret
A minaret (; ar, منارة, translit=manāra, or ar, مِئْذَنة, translit=miʾḏana, links=no; tr, minare; fa, گلدسته, translit=goldaste) is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generall ...]
constructed in 1196–1198, under the reign of
Ala ad-Din Tekish
Ala ad-Din Tekish (Persian: علاء الدين تكش; full name: ''Ala ad-Dunya wa ad-Din Abul Muzaffar Tekish ibn Il-Arslan'') or Tekesh or Takesh was the Shah of Khwarazmian Empire from 1172 to 1200. He was the son of Il-Arslan. His rule was ...
.
Vabkent is situated ca. 28 km from the city of Bukhara. Its population is 17,800 (2016).
It has textile industry and poultry.
See also
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Amir Sultan
Amir Sultan or Emir Sultan (b. 1368 AD/770 AH, Bukhara - d. 1429, Bursa) was a well-known thinker in the world of Islam and mysticism ( tasawwuf), who lived in Bursa during the early period of the Ottoman Empire. He was Amir Kulal Shamsuddin's ...
References
External links
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Vabkent article on WikiMir
Populated places in Bukhara Region
Cities in Uzbekistan
World Heritage Tentative List
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