Jizzax

According to one view, the name of the city comes from the Sogdian word Dizak, which is the diminutive form of diz (meaning "fortress") and means "small fortress" or "small fort". It was mentioned in the 10th century Hudud al-'Alam under the name Dizak (Arabic: دزك), and in the 13th century Mu'jam al-Buldan under the names Dīzak (Arabic: ديزك) and Dizaq (Arabic: دزق).

Jizzakh was an important Silk Road junction on the road connecting Samarkand with the Fergana Valley. It is at the edge of Golodnaya Steppe, and near the Ilan Uti in the Turkestan Mountains, controlling the approach to the Zeravshan Valley, Samarkand and Bukhara. After the Arab conquest of Sogdiana, Jizzakh served as a market town between the nomadic raiders and settled farmers. The Arabs built a series of rabats (blockhouses) at Jizzakh, housing ghazis to protect the people. Under the Abbasids, rule of the region of Osrushana was given over to the house of Saman, who split the wider region amongst themselves under Abbasid suzerainty. In 892, Ismail Samani united the regions under his family's control, and effectively gained the region's independence from the Abbasids, founding the Samanid Empire. …

Jizzakh is an ancient oasis. The Turkestan and Nurata ridges, which surround the southern and part of the western part of the country, and the Arnasay-Aydar-Tuzkan lakes in the northern part of the country, provide a temperate climate. There are many rivers flowing from the mountains, of which the largest are Sangzor and Zaamin. There are more than 20 caves in the region. Although they have not been studied by experts, only amateurs who have observed the Peshawar cave recall that inside the cave there is a large and long square (hall), a red hearth, paintings on stone walls and petroglyphic inscriptions abound. In addition, the long cave is artificially fenced and additional stairs are made for the next hall, which testifies to the fact that primitive people lived here in ancient times. The huge cave south of Mount Molguzar was once used as a Buddhist temple. …

Along the valley of the Sangzor River runs the highway "Big Uzbek Route", connecting the two largest cities in Uzbekistan, Tashkent and Samarkand. An electrified railroad line connecting the cities of Tashkent and Samarkand passes through the city of Jizzakh, passing through the city of Xovos. Previously, there was also a non-electrified railroad line passing through Syr Darya station, which ceased to function in the 1990s. Until 2010, a trolleybus transportation network operated in the city. Trolleybuses were replaced by buses produced by the SamKochAvto on Isuzu chassis, as well as shuttle buses based on Daewoo Damas microcars.

Patokh Chodiev Hamid Olimjon Sharof Rashidov Sardor Rashidov