Nước Uzbekistan

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Subject:  Nước Uzbekistan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistan   Region: Central Asia Area Total: km2 Coast Line: Doubly landlocked country Capital: Tashkent   What does doubly landlocked country mean? A landlocked country surrounded only by other landlocked countries may be called a "doubly landlocked" country. A person in such a country has to cross at least two borders to reach a coastline. There are currently two such countries in the world: Liechtenstein in Central Europe surrounded by Switzerland and Austria. Uzbekistan in Central Asia surrounded by Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.         Tashkent Independence Square, Tashkent The Amir Timur Monument in Tashkent. National hero of the Uzbeks Timur, historically known as Tamerlane was a Turkic ruler. He conquered West, South and Central Asia and founded the Timurid dynasty. He was the grandfather of Ulugh Beg, who ruled Central Asia from 1411 to 1449 and the great-great-great-grandfather of Babur Beg, founder of the Mughal Empire, which ruled South Asia for centuries The Museum of History of Timurids Interior of Timur's mausoleum The Khast Iman mosque in Tashkent, Uzbekistan Navoi Theater.Tashkent Prince Romanov Palace in Tashkent Memorial to the victims of the earthquake in Tashkent in 1966 Khiva   Khiva Islam Khodja minaret View of Khiva from Islam Khodja minaret Interior of Juma Mosque.Khiva Monument to Al-Khorezmi.Khiva - the founder of algebra Abu Abdallah (or Abu Jafar) Muhammad ibn Musa al Khorezmi (783-850) was Central Asian mathematician, astronomer, historian, geographer, as well as one of the greatest scientists of the Middle Ages. Architectural gem in the city of Khiva