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Today, as the capital of an independent Uzbekistan, Tashkent retains a multiethnic population, with ethnic [[Uzbeks]] as the majority. In 2009, it celebrated 2,200 years of its [[recorded history|written history]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fergananews.com/articles/6299 |title=Юбилей Ташкента. Такое бывает только раз в 2200 лет |website=Фергана – международное агентство новостей |access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref>

 

===Early history===

 

===History as Chach===

The principality of Chach had a [[Square (geometry)|square]] citadel built around the 5th to 3rd centuries BC, some {{cvt|8|km}} south of the [[Syr Darya]] River. By the 7th century AD, Chach had more than 30 towns and a network of over 50 canals, forming a trade center between the [[Sogdiana|Sogdians]] and [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] nomads. The [[Buddhist]] monk [[Xuanzang]] (602/603? – 664 AD), who travelled from China to India through Central Asia, mentioned the name of the city as {{transliteration|zh|Zhěshí}} ({{lang|zh|赭時}}). The Chinese chronicles ''[[History of Northern Dynasties]]'', ''[[Book of Sui]]'', and ''[[Old Book of Tang]]'' mention a possession called {{transliteration|zh|Shí}} {{lang|zh|石}} ("stone") or {{transliteration|zh|Zhěshí}} {{lang|zh|赭時}} with a capital of the same name since the fifth century AD.<ref>Bichurin, 1950. v. II</ref>

 

 

The Turkic rulers of Chach minted their coins with the inscription on the obverse side of the "lord of the Khakan money" (mid-8th century); with an inscription in the ruler Turk (7th century), in Nudjket in the middle of the 8th century, coins were issued with the obverse inscription “Nanchu (Banchu) Ertegin sovereign".<ref>Baratova L. S. Drevnetyurkskiye monety Sredney Azii VI—IKH vv. (tipologiya, ikonografiya, istoricheskaya interpretatsiya). Avtoreferat diss. kand. ist. nauk. — T., 1995, s.12</ref>

 

===Kazakh ruled period===

 

Yesim-Khan ruled the [[Kazakh Khanate]] from 1598 to 1628, his main merit was that he managed to unite the Kazakh khanate.

 

===Tashkent state===

 

===Kokand Khanate===

 

===Capital of Uzbekistan===

 

[[File:Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theatre, Tashkent.jpg|left|thumb|Alisher Navoi Opera and Ballet Theatre]]

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Tashkent features a [[Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Csa'') with some [[humid continental climate]] influences ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dsa'').<ref name="Koeppen">[//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Asia_K%C3%B6ppen_Map.png Updated Asian map of the Köppen climate classification system]</ref> As a result, Tashkent experiences cold and often snowy winters not typically associated with most Mediterranean climates and long, hot and dry summers. Most [[Precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] occurs during the winter, which frequently falls as snow. The city experiences two peaks of precipitation in the early winter and spring. The slightly unusual precipitation pattern is partially due to its {{cvt|500|m|ft}} altitude. Summers are long in Tashkent, usually lasting from May to September. Tashkent can be extremely hot during the months of July and August. The city also sees very little precipitation during the summer, particularly from June through September.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tashkent-travel.com/weather |title=Tashkent weather forecast |access-date=11 June 2009 |author=Tashkent Travel |location=Tashkent, Uzbekistan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529214452/http://www.tashkent-travel.com/weather |archive-date=29 May 2009 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.happytellus.com/tashkent/uzbekistan |title=Tashkent, Uzbekistan travel information |access-date=11 June 2009 |author=Happy-Tellus.com |publisher=Infocenter International Ltd. |location=Helsinki, Finland |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627124528/http://www.happytellus.com/tashkent/uzbekistan |archive-date=27 June 2009 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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==Districts==

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[[File:Tashkent street view.jpg|thumb|Amir Timur Street in 2006]]

[[File:Residential Towers (3926792798).jpg|thumb|Residential towers]]

#Kirov (Yunusabad)

 

[[File:Kukeldash Madrasah inner yard.jpg|thumb|[[Kukeldash Madrasah (Tashkent)|Kukeldash Madrasa]] inner yard]]

[[File:Palace of Grand Prince Nikolai Konstantinovich 12-00.JPG|thumb|Prince Romanov Palace]]

*[[Gʻafur Gʻulom]], poet

*[[Ravshan Irmatov]], football referee

*[[Arthur Kaliyev]], born in Tashkent raised in [[Staten Island]], [[New York City|New York]], American [[ice hockey]] player for the [[Los Angeles Kings]] of the [[NHL]]

*[[Rustam Kasimdzhanov]], chess player, former FIDE World Champion