Tashkent Region

Tashkent Region, called Toshkent viloyati in Uzbek, is a viloyat, or region, of Uzbekistan in the northeastern part of the country, between the Syr Darya River and the Tian Shan Mountains. It borders Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Sirdaryo Region and Namangan Region, and it encircles the city of Tashkent, which is a region in its own right and forms an enclave inside it. The region covers 15,250 square kilometres and had an estimated population of 2,975,900 in 2021. Its capital is the city of Nurafshon. It consists of 15 districts and seven district-level cities, with 16 cities and 95 urban-type settlements in all. The climate is typically continental, with mild wet winters and hot dry summers. It is the most economically developed region in the country, with mining, metallurgy, chemicals, textiles and irrigated agriculture, and it holds Chatkal National Park.