Navoiy

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Coordinates: 40°5′4″N 65°22′45″E / 40.08444, 65.37917
Navoiy
Navoiy Location in Uzbekistan
Country	‎ Uzbekistan
Province	Navoiy Province
Government
- Hokim	Bakhtiyor Homdamov
Elevation	382 m (1,253.2 ft)
Population (2007)
- Total	125,800
Postal Code	210100 - 210109
Area code(s)	+998-79
Website: http://www.navoi.gov.uz

Navoiy is a city (pop 125,800 in 2007)^[1] and the capital of Navoiy Province in the southwestern part of Uzbekistan. It is located at latitude 40° 5' 4N; longitude 65° 22' 45E, at an altitude of 382 meters.

1 History
2 Economy
3 Reference
4 External links

[edit] History

Originally known as Kermine ("Karmana") under the Emirate of Bukhara, the city was re-founded in 1958, under the name of the great Uzbek poet and statesman Alisher Navoi, who wrote in Persian and Chaghatai at the court of Emir Husein Boykara (or Husayn Bayqaro) in Herat.

[edit] Economy

Navoiy Region has large stocks of natural gas and deposits of precious metals, as well as large stocks of raw materials for production of construction materials. Among these enterprises are Navoi and Zarafshan Gold Mining and Metallurgical Complexes, which extract one of the purest gold in the world. The enterprise NavoiyAzot is the largest producer of mineral fertilizers in the country.