About Tashkent region

The Tashkent region is in the eastern part of Uzbekistan, in the valley of the Chirchiq and Okhangaron rivers. The region borders with the Republic of Kazakhstan in the north, the Republic of Kyrgyzstan in the northeast, the Namangan region in the east, the Republic of Tajikistan in the south and the Syrdarya region in the southwest. The administrative centre of the Tashkent region is the city of Tashkent, which in turn constitutes a separate administrative and territorial unit.
The Tashkent region is one of the most economically developed regions Uzbekistan. The region is rich in various natural resources, including hydro resources, wood, flora and fauna and also minerals. There is gold, silver, copper, aluminum, iron, molybdenum, uranium, coal, granite, marble and lime stone. One of three largest coal mines in Uzbekistan is in the Angren area, which is in the region’s territory.
The Tashkent region is also one of the most industrially developed regions of Uzbekistan. There about 90 large industrial joint-stock companies dealing with mining, hydroelectric power, paper production and others.
There are about 900 schools, 4 academic lyceums, more than 70 professional colleges and 2 higher educational institutions in the Tashkent region. There are about 100 polyclinics functioning in the sphere of public health services.