Qibray, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan

History | Presidential Residence

🇺🇿 Qibray is an urban-type settlement in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Qibray District. The district consists of 16 urban-type settlements (Qibray, Salar, Argin, Taraqqiyot, Alisherobod, Geofizika, Doʻrmon, Yoshlik, Koʻprik boshi, Madaniyat, Mustaqillik, Nurafshon, Uymaut, Unqoʻrgʻon-1, Oʻtkir, X.Amirov) and 10 rural communities.

History The district was formed in the 1930s under the name Ordzhonikidze district. In 1956, the Kazakh SSR transferred part of the lands of the Golodnaya Steppe to the Uzbek SSR. The Bostandyk district of the South Kazakhstan region (now the Bostanliq district of the Tashkent region), part of the Ordzhonikidze district (now the Qibray district of the Tashkent region) was also transferred. It was abolished in 1963 and restored in 1964. In 1992, it was renamed Qibray district.

Presidential Residence Since coming to power in December 2016, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has used majority of Baytqorqon near Qibray to build his new residence, which would include a presidential highway and a presidential compound. As a result of the construction in the district, over 200 people have been displaced from their homes. There have been claims by interior designers for the project that the residence will be decorated with Argentinian blue marble slabs and Swarovski crystals.

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Qibray has a population of over 30,703 people. Qibray also forms the centre of the wider Qibray District which has a population of over 186,800 people.

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Antipodal to Qibray is: -110.535,-41.39

Locations Near: Qibray 69.465,41.3897

🇺🇿 Yangibozor 69.517,41.3 d: 10.9  

🇺🇿 Tashkent 69.267,41.3 d: 19.3  

🇺🇿 Parkent 69.676,41.294 d: 20.6  

🇺🇿 Gazalkent 69.776,41.565 d: 32.4  

🇺🇿 Toytepa 69.35,41.033 d: 40.8  

🇺🇿 Nurafshon 69.35,41.033 d: 40.8  

🇺🇿 Piskent 69.343,40.899 d: 55.5  

🇺🇿 Buka 69.2,40.8 d: 69.2  

🇺🇿 Dustobod 68.928,40.856 d: 74.4  

🇺🇿 Doʻstobod 68.917,40.85 d: 75.6  

Antipodal to: Qibray -110.535,-41.39

🇨🇱 Valdivia -73.233,-39.8 d: 16885  

🇨🇱 Port Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 16905.3  

🇨🇱 Puerto Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 16905.3  

🇨🇱 San Pedro de la Paz -73.1,-36.833 d: 16771.4  

🇨🇱 Concepción -73.05,-36.817 d: 16766.6  

🇨🇱 Chiguayante -73.017,-36.917 d: 16767.7  

🇨🇱 Temuco -72.667,-38.733 d: 16804.5  

🇨🇱 Angol -72.25,-38.25 d: 16753.5  

🇨🇱 Cauquenes -72.35,-35.967 d: 16673.7  

🇨🇱 Coyhaique -72.067,-45.567 d: 16907  

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