Urgut
Urgut / Ургут
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Urgut is located in Uzbekistan
Urgut
Urgut
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 39°24′N 67°15′E / 39.400°N 67.250°E / 39.400; 67.250
Country Uzbekistan
RegionSamarqand Region
DistrictUrgut District
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total65,300
Area code(+998) 366

Urgut (Uzbek: Urgut / Ургут; Russian: Ургут) is a city in the Samarqand Region of Uzbekistan and the capital of Urgut District.[2] Its population is 65,300 (2016).[1] It is known for the grove of plane trees, some of which are more than 1000 years old. Urgut is located in a mountainous area.

1060-year old plane tree with a cave under its roots

Urgutlik (also known as Urguti in Tajik) people are a subgroup of ethnic Uzbeks who track their ancestry to people from a town of Urgut. There are almost 500,000 people who describe themselves as Urgutlik. Urgutlik people frequently use Tajik words in their daily conversation. Majority of the population speak Tajik and Uzbek.

Urguti people are heavily involved in basic mercantile trading in their respective locations and in farming. In the town craftsmanship is also well-known which has been maintained traditionally throughout the centuries.

Mosque in the city of Urgut

Urgut's biggest market with varied and relatively inexpensive merchandise attracts folks even from Samarkand, the capital of the Region.

References

  1. 1 2 Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 145.
  2. ↑ "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
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