Guliston

Guliston Guliston / Гулистoн
Guliston Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°29′N 68°47′E / 40.483°N 68.783°E / 40.483; 68.783
Country	Uzbekistan
Region	Sirdaryo Region
Population (2010)
• Total	77,300

Guliston also spelled as Gulistan (Uzbek: Guliston / Гулистoн; Russian: Гулистан), formerly known as Mirzachul (Russian: Мирзачуль, until 1961), is the capital of Sirdaryo Region in eastern Uzbekistan. It lies in the southeastern part of the Mirzachül (formerly Golodnaya) steppe, 75 miles (120 km) southwest of Tashkent. It has an approx. population of 77,300. The main industry in the area is cottonpicking.

Demographics

Population in:

• 1989: 54,400
• 1991: 54,500
• 2010 (estimate): 77,300

Source:

References

Guliston. (2007). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved September 28, 2007, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9038486

Coordinates: 40°29′N 68°47′E / 40.483°N 68.783°E / 40.483; 68.783

Sirdaryo Region
Capital: Guliston
Districts and seats	Akaltyn District (Sardoba) Bayaut District (Bayaut) Gulistan District (Dehqonobod) Khavast District (Khavast) Mekhnatabad District (Kakhraman) Mirzaabad District (Navruz) Saikhunabad District (Saikhun) Sardoba District (Pakhtaabad) Sirdaryo District (Sirdaryo)
Other towns	Baxt Shirin Yangiyer

Cities of Uzbekistan
Capital	Tashkent
Cities	Andijan Angren Asaka Bekabad Beruniy Bukhara Chimboy Chirchiq Chust Fergana Guliston G‘ijduvon G‘uzor Jizzakh Juma Kattaqo‘rg‘on Kogon Kosonsoy Margilan Mo‘ynoq Muborak Namangan Navoiy Nukus Nurota Olmaliq Qarshi Qorako‘l Qorasuv Qo‘ng‘irot Qo‘qon Rishton Samarkand Shahrisabz Shirin Sirdaryo Termez To‘rtko‘l To‘ytepa Uchquduq Urgench Urgut Vabkent Xiva Xo‘jayli Yangiabad Yangiyer Yangiyo‘l Zarafshan