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Detailed explanation-1: -The ancient city of Tashkent is the country’s capital city and one of the largest in Central Asia. Located in the eastern part of Uzbekistan, Tashkent is architecturally and historically significant due to its transformation during and after the Soviet period.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tashkent is a capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the most populated city in Central Asia, a political, economic, cultural and scientific center of the country. According to official data, the population of Tashkent is about 2, 3 million people.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the early Middle Ages the city was called Binkent. However, since the 11th century the city has been known by its current name, Tashkent, which can be translated as “a stone city” (from Uzbek “tosch” meaning “stone”). In the 4th-5th centuries there emerged the first urban settlement.