Uzbekistan
Doubly landlocked nation
Uzbekistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan.
A former Soviet republic that gained independence in 1991, it contains ancient Silk Road cities like Samarkand and Bukhara.
The dominant language is Uzbek, a Turkic language.
She studied the Islamic architecture of Uzbekistan.
Traveler's courtyard lodge
- SamarkandHistoric Central Asian city
- tradeExchange of commodities
- merchantsThose who conduct commerce
- caravansGroups traveling together
spices · silk · bazaars · madrasah · routes · textiles · commerce · crossroads
Uzbekistan's capital city
- SamarkandHistoric Central Asian city
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
- oasisFertile desert spot
Former communist superpower
- independenceFreedom from external control
- collectiveJointly organized group
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
Russification · industrialization · republic · Soviet · transition
Resist-dye textile patterning
- yurtFelt-covered nomad tent
- shashlikSkewered grilled meat dish
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- woodcarvingSculpting in timber
Turco-Mongol empire builder
- khanateRuler's territorial domain
- emirArab noble title
- AmirArabic masculine name
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
empire · dynasty · observatory · mausoleum · citadel · ancient · archaeology
Element ninety-two
- textilesWoven or knit materials
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- tourismLeisure travel sector
caravanserai
Traveler's courtyard lodge
caravans · spices · silk · bazaars · madrasah · routes · textiles · commerce · crossroads
Tashkent
Uzbekistan's capital city
- SamarkandHistoric Central Asian city
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
USSR
Former communist superpower
- independenceFreedom from external control
- collectiveJointly organized group
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
irrigation · Russification · industrialization · republic · Soviet · transition
ikat
Resist-dye textile patterning
Tamerlane
Turco-Mongol empire builder
conquest · empire · dynasty · observatory · mausoleum · citadel · ancient · archaeology
uranium
Element ninety-two
- textilesWoven or knit materials
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- Aral Seaship graveyard, desertification, salt flats, salt deposits, dust storms
- AsiaChina, India, Japan, Thailand, Korea
- NationsChina, France, Japan, Germany, Mexico
- Landlocked CountriesAustria, Switzerland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Czechia
- Asian geographyChina, India, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand
- RepublicsFrance, Germany, Italy, India, Brazil
UzbekistanMaldives
Indian Ocean archipelago nation
Japan · United Kingdom · New Zealand · Indonesia · Philippines
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kurdistan, Uzbek