Jizzax Province

Jizzax Province (Uzbek: Jizzax viloyati / Жиззах вилояти) is a viloyat (province) o Uzbekistan locatit in the center o the kintra. It borders wi Tajikstan tae the sooth an sooth-east, Samarqand Province tae the wast, Navoiy Province tae the north-wast, Kazakhstan tae the north, an Sirdaryo Province tae the east. It covers an aurie o 20,500 km². The population is estimatit tae be aroond 910,500, wi some 80% livin in rural auries.

The provincial caipital is Jizzakh (pop est 127,500 inhabitants). Ither major touns include Dustlik, Gagarin, Gallyaaral (Gallaorol), Pakhtakor, an Mardjanbulak. Jizzax Province wis umwhile a pairt o Sirdaryo Province but wis given separate status in 1973.

The climate is a typically continental climate, wi mild winters an het, dry simmers.

The economy o Jizzax Province is primarily based on agricultur. Cotton an wheat are the main crops, an extensive irrigation is uised. Naitural resoorces include leid, zinc, airn, an limestane.

The province haes a well-developit transportation infrastructur, wi ower 2500 km o surfacit roads.

The bonnie Zaamin Naitional Pairk, umwhile Guralash Preserve, on the wastren slopes o the Turkestan Range an kent for its unique fauna an flora, is an aw athin the province.

Wildlife is extremely rich here; in spring an in simmer alpine meadaes are gray wi multitude o colors, bricht-reid tulips an snaw-white acacias. In autumn the hills they are magnificently decoratit wi the gowden domes o the hazelnut trees, columns o birch-trees, touerin plane trees, an green thickets. Heich in the muntains, in the upper pairt o the Garalashsay gorge, is a nestin-place o black storks. These rare birds are the pride an joy o Uzbekistan. They are written doun in the "Redbooks" in mony kintras as an endangered species. Early in the ware when the Amasay Depression is floodit, flocks o deuks, wild geese, pelicans an grey herons come here. This territory serves as a nestin place for rose-coloured starlins, shrikes, an sandpipers.

Destricts

Diveesion o Jizzakh Province intae tumans (destricts)

The province is dividit intae 12 destricts (tumans):

Key	Destrict name	Destrict caipital
1	Arnasay	Goliblar
2	Bakhmal	Usmat
3	Gallaorol	Gallorol
4	Jizzakh	Uchtepa
5	Dustlik	Dustlik
6	Zaamin	Zaamin
7	Zarbdar	Zarbdar
8	Zafarobod	Zafarobod
9	Mirzachul	Gagarin
10	Pakhtakor	Pakhtakor
11	Forish	Yangikishlok
12	Yangiabad	Balandchakir

References

• Jizzakh Province offeecial wab steid (browse through aw accessible sections).