Navoi is a district-level city in central Uzbekistan and capital of Navoi Region, established in 1958 near the historic settlement of Karmana and named for the 15th-century poet and statesman Alisher Navoi. Its population stood at 171,496 as of 2026, and the region holds substantial natural gas reserves and gold deposits, with NavoiyAzot serving as the country's largest producer of mineral fertilizers. A free industrial economic zone offers tax exemptions to foreign investors, and the surrounding area sits on the ancient Silk Road with archaeological remains of Saki, Khorezm and Bactrian cultures.
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1. Navoiy (Wikipedia)
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The city is named after Alisher Navoiy. As of 2026, its population was 171,496 inhabitants.
2. Navoiy (Wikipedia)
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The city was founded in 1958, near the "Old city" originally known as Karmana under the Emirate of Bukhara, under the name of the great poet and statesman Alisher Navoiy, who wrote in Persian and Chaghatai at the court of Emir Husein Boykara (or Husayn Bayqaro) in Herat.
- In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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