Tashkent

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Where Tashkent is in Uzbekistan
Where Tashkent is in Uzbekistan
A large street in Tashkent
A large street in Tashkent

Tashkent (Toshkent or Тошкент in Uzbek, Ташкент in Russian; its name translates from Uzbek to "Stone City" in English) is the capital city of Uzbekistan. It is also the capital of Tashkent Province. The population of the city is 2,142,700 (1999).