Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan ranks 72nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kazakhstan, Armenia, and North Korea. Memorable people born in present day Uzbekistan include Avicenna, Timur, and Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. Memorable people who died in Uzbekistan include Muhammad al-Bukhari, Alp Arslan, and Ulugh Beg. Uzbekistan has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and writers.

Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a country located in Central Asia. It is surrounded by five countries: Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Tajikistan to the southeast, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, making it one of only two doubly landlocked countries on Earth, the other being Liechtenstein. Uzbekistan is part of the Turkic world, as well as a member of the Organization of Turkic States. Uzbek is the majority language, while Russian is widely spoken and understood. Islam is the predominant religion, and most Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims. Read more on Wikipedia