Climate:
The country has sharply continental climate. Dry
weather is typical for all its parts with low humidity.
Average temperature in January falls below -6°C,
with minimum in the north-west – 30°C, while in July
may rise above +32°C with maximum +42°C. Average
annual atmospheric precipitation on the plains is 120200 mm, in mountainous areas - 1000 mm.
Brief history:
Three famous cities of the ancient Great Silk
Road – Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva – are
located in Uzbekistan. On the way to India
in 327 BC, Alexander the Great halted near
Samarkand and married to Roxanna. Than the
territory of the modern Uzbekistan came under
the rule of Bactrian and Kushan Empires.
National Day:
1 September – Independence Day
There was established a new empire in IX
century by the indigenous Samanids dynasty.
Declaration of Independence:
Adopted on 31 august 1991
In the 1300th Amir Temur (known in the
West as Tamerlane) built his empire with
Samarkand as the capital. Uzbekistan’s most
famous tourist sights date from the Timurids
dynasty period. Later on, in the 16th – 18th
century separate kingdoms (Bukhara, Khiva
and Kokand) are emerged in the territory of
modern Uzbekistan and main part of them
was included to the structure of Uzbek Soviet
Socialist Republic 1924 - 1991. In 1991 in the
world map appeared a new Independent state
– The Republic of Uzbekistan, which became
the member of United Nations Organization
on 2 March 1992.
Constitution of Uzbekistan:
Adopted on 8 December 1992
National emblem (Coat of Arms) of Uzbekistan:
Adopted on 2 July 1992
National flag:
Adopted on 18 November 1991
National anthem:
Adopted on 10 December 1992
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