City

Navoi

Territory type: City
Elevation: 377 m

Territory notes

The field account

The city was founded in 1958 and was part of the Bukhara region. It was established as a mining center for the extraction of rare-earth elements, precious metals, and uranium.

The city was named Navoi in honor of the famous Uzbek poet and philosopher Alisher Navoi. It has about 136,000 inhabitants.

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Where it sits

The map marks an orientation point for this territory; it does not describe its boundary.

Geographic index

Within this territory

2 destinations in the catalogue

Sights and natural places

Juma Mosque
Sacred Place · 513 m
Navoi International Airport
Airport · 345 m

Visual field notes