Tashkent

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The capital and largest city of Uzbekistan

proper noun
/tæʃˈkɛnt/

: Tashkent

During my trip, I explored the beautiful parks and architecture in Tashkent.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Tashkent city
Tashkent province

So I had downtime in Tashkent just like these guys.

Examples

The ARS duo's next stop was Tashkent, with a brief stopover in Moscow.

Academic text (1996)
My friend is currently living in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
I was born in Tashkent in the Soviet Union.

Visions of Europe (2004)
Do you want me to go to Tashkent?

Anna Karenina (2012)
So I'll go to Tashkent.

Anna Karenina (2012)
Safe journey to Tashkent and give our thanks to the Shah.

Genghis Khan (1965)
Two girlfriends came to Tashkent for three days and ended up staying a month!

Fiction book (2001)
48 specific investment projects included hotel construction in Tashkent, Samarkand, and Bukhara.

Academic text (1996)
Today, Samarkand and its sister metropolis of Tashkent are writing new chapters in their histories as two of the world's oldest cities.

Academic text (1996)
In Tashkent, we experienced the rich culture and history of Uzbekistan.

Surface Forms

Tashkent main

Etymology

Tashkent comes from old Turkic words tash ('stone') and kent ('town'), so it literally means 'stone town' and that helps you remember it as the name of a city.