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  Uzbekistan -> History on Encyclopedia.com 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Uzbekistan was the site of one of the world's oldest civilized regions.
In 1956 and 1963, the Mirzachul Steppe (“Hungry Steppe”) was transferred from Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan.
On Aug. 31, Uzbekistan was declared independent, and it joined the Commonwealth of Independent States in December.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/Uzbekist_History.asp   (1082 words)

  
 Uzbekistan Encyclopedia Article, Description, History and Biography @ TheLocalColorArtGallery.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Territory of Uzbekistan was populated in the II millennium BC.
Uzbekistan is a dry, double-landlocked country of which 10% consists of intensely cultivated, irrigated river valleys.
Uzbekistan had been one of the poorest republics of the Soviet Union; much of its population was engaged in cotton farming in small rural collective farms (kolkhozes).
www.thelocalcolorartgallery.com /encyclopedia/Uzbekistan   (4114 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article: History of Uzbekistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
For thousands of years the present area of Uzbekistan was a part of the Persian Empire (An empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC).
The territory of present day Uzbekistan was referred to as Transoxiana (additional info and facts about Transoxiana) until the 8th century (additional info and facts about 8th century).
Uzbekistan issued its declaration of independence on August 31, 1991, marking September 1 as a national holiday.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/hi/history_of_uzbekistan.htm   (1148 words)

  
 History of Uzbekistan
In 1924, following the establishment of Soviet power, the Soviet Socialist Republic of Uzbekistan was founded from the territories including the Khanates of Bukhara and Khiva and portions of the Fergana Valley that had constituted the Khanate of Kokand.
Islam Karimov, former First Secretary of the Communist Party, was elected President in December 1991 with 88% of the vote; however, the election was not viewed as free or fair by foreign observers.
Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century.
infotut.com /geography/Uzbekistan   (435 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: History of Uzbekistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Hartford Web Publishing is not the author of the documents in World History Archives and does not presume to validate their accuracy or authenticity nor to release their copyright.
Uzbekistan has well preserved relics from the time when Central Asia was a center of empire, learning, and trade.
The settlement of Bukhara in Uzbekistan dates back to the 8th century when it was for 200 years the center of an expanding Islamic kingdom and prospered as a trade and intellectual center for Central Asia.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Uzbekistan   (413 words)

  
 Uzbekistan history Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Uzbekistan On the Threshold of the Twenty-First Century : Challenges to Stability and Progress
Uzbekistan on the Threshold of the Twenty-first Century
A history of Khokand from the commencement of Russian intercourse until the final subjugation of the country by that power
www.history-booksonline.com /all-about-Uzbekistan-history.php   (981 words)

  
 Lyabi House Travel & Tours - History of Uzbekistan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
In the spring 329 BC heavily armed Greek-Macedonian army led by Alexander accomplished in fifteen days a hardest passage from Northern India across eternally covered with the snow Gindukush, and invaded the territory of Central Asia.
The bases of hospitality in Uzbekistan and travel hospitality in general oblige our company to provide the traveler with any useful information about Uzbekistan.
Visitors that had already been to Uzbekistan are welcome to share their travel impressions and memories.
www.lhtours.com /history.shtml   (4677 words)

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