KnowraTashkentLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Tashkent, each with the reason it gives.All 7Broader topic 2Related 4Compared with 1UzbekistanBroader topic: As the seat of government and a major transport hub, it concentrates national institutions.SamarkandRelated: Its modern national role contrasts with Samarkand's prominence in earlier eras.AshgabatCompared with: Tashkent offers a neighboring Central Asian capital with a different urban history.Khanate of KokandBroader topic: Control of Tashkent expanded Kokand’s reach and brought it into conflict with Bukhara and Russia.Islam KarimovRelated: Karimov’s political career and national government were centered in the capital.Ferghana ValleyRelated: The modern metropolis connecting the valley to Russian and Soviet networks.ShymkentRelated: Tashkent is the nearest major foreign metropolis across the Uzbek border.