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Jomboy District is a
Cultural life is somewhat developed in the district. People such as Ahmad Azam, Zoir Mirzayev (the current governor of the Tashkent Region), and Quddus Azam are from Jomboy.
There are 4 general education schools, a college of domestic service, a vocational lyceum, a scientific research institute of Acrology and Parasitology, 2 libraries, a house of culture, and a museum of local history. A symbolic gate has been installed at the entrance to the city.
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of Samarqand Region
Samarqand Region (Samarkand Region) ( uz, Самарқанд вилояти, Samarqand viloyati, russian: Самаркандская область) is the most populous region of Uzbekistan. It is located in the center of the country in the basi ...
in 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 ...
. Its capital is Jomboy. It has an area of and its population is 176,000 (2021 est.).
The district consists of one city ( Jomboy), 5 urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
s (Dehqonobod, Eski Jomboy, Xoʻja, Gʻazira, Kattaqishloq) and 8 rural communities.
History and culture
In 1502, when Shaibani Khan was returning from Bukhara to Samarkand, he built a bridge of 7 arches on the Zarafshan river crossing from Jomboy. Over time, the arches were damaged, and in the 40s of the 19th century, 3 arches remained intact. Now. only one arch of the bridge has been preserved. In 1899, a railway was built through Jomboy.
Cultural life is somewhat developed in the district. People such as Ahmad Azam, Zoir Mirzayev (the current governor of the Tashkent Region), and Quddus Azam are from Jomboy.
There are 4 general education schools, a college of domestic service, a vocational lyceum, a scientific research institute of Acrology and Parasitology, 2 libraries, a house of culture, and a museum of local history. A symbolic gate has been installed at the entrance to the city.
Economy
The district produces some quantity ofcotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...
. There has also been evidence of basket-weaving among both men and women, though women have been handicapped by having to also perform a greater share of household chores.
References
Samarqand Region Districts of Uzbekistan {{Uzbekistan-geo-stub