Qashqadaryo Province

Qashqadaryo Province (Uzbek: Qashqadaryo viloyati, Қашқадарё вилояти, Tajik: вилояти Кешкруд / viloyati Keshkrud), (auld spellin Kashkadarya Province) is a viloyat (province) o Uzbekistan, locatit in the soothren pairt o the kintra in the basin o the Qashqadaryo River an the wastren slopes o the Pamir Muntains. It borders wi Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Samarkand Province, Buxoro Province an Surxondaryo Province. It covers an aurie o 28,400 km². The population is estimatit tae be aroond 2,067,000 (2007),^[1] wi some 73% livin in rural auries.

Location o Qashqadaryo Province in Uzbekistan

Admeenistrative diveesions

The provincial caipital is Karshi (Qarshi) (pop est 177,000 indwallers). Ither major touns include Beshkent, Chiroqchi (Chirakchi), Dehkanabad (Dehqonobod), Guzar (G‘uzor), Kitob, Koson, Myrishkor, Muborak, Kamashi (Qamashi), Shahrisabz, Shurbazar, Tollimarjon (Talimardzhan), an Yakkabog.

Destricts o Kashkadarya Province

Qashqadaryo Province is currently dividit intae thirteen admeenistrative destricts.^[2]

	Destrict name	Destrict caipital
1	Chiroqchi Destrict	Chiroqchi (Chirakchi)
2	Dehkanabad Destrict	Karashina
3	Guzar Destrict	Guzar (G‘uzor)
4	Kamashi Destrict	Kamashi
5	Karshi Destrict	Beshkent
6	Kasby Destrict	Muglan
7	Kitob Destrict	Kitab
8	Koson Destrict	Koson
9	Myrishkor Destrict	Yangi Mirishkor
10	Muborak Destrict	Muborak
11	Nishon Destrict	Yangi-Nishon
12	Shakhrisabz Destrict	Shakhrisabz
13	Yakkabog Destrict	Yakkabog

Laitinization o destrict names is in accordance wi the offeecial Uzbekistan governmental wabsteid.^[2]

Geography

The climate is a teepically arid continental climate an pairtly semi-tropical.

Economy

Naitural resoorces include significant petroleum an natural gas reserves, wi the Mubarekh Oil an Gas Processing Plant as the region’s lairgest industry. Ither industry includes oo processin, textiles, licht industry, fuid processin an construction materials. Major agricultural activities include cotton, various crops an livestock. The irrigation infrastructur is vera well developed wi the lairge Tollimarjon reservoir as a reliable watter soorce.

The province haes a well-developed transport infrastructur, wi ower 350 km o railways an 4000 km o surfaced roads.

Cultur

The ceety o Shahrisabz, the birthplace o Amir Timur, is the main tourist attraction in the province.