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Olot District

Coordinates: 39°24′54″N 63°48′12″E / 39.41500°N 63.80333°E / 39.41500; 63.80333
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39°24′54″N 63°48′12″E / 39.41500°N 63.80333°E / 39.41500; 63.80333

Olot District
Official seal of Olot District
Land Usbekistan
RegionBukhara Region
CapitalOlot
Area
 • Total3,230 km2 (1,250 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total101,300
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

Olot District (Uzbek: Olot tumani) is a district of Bukhara Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Olot.[1] It has an area of 3,230 km2 (1,250 sq mi)[2] and its population is 101,300 (2021).[3]

The district consists of 1 city (Olot), 8 urban-type settlements (Ganchi Chandir, Kesakli, Qirtay, Sola qorovul, Jayxunobod, Oʻzbekiston, Chovdur, Boʻribek Chandir) and 10 rural communities.[1]

The etymology of the name comes from the Turkic tribe Alat or Ala-at, also known in Arabic and Persian as Khalaj, and in Chinese as Boma, Hela, and Heloγ, all with a meaning "piebald horse". During the Middle Age, Alats played a prominent role in the history of southern Uzbekistan, Khorasan (Kalat), Persia and Afghanistan (Khalaj).

References

  1. ^ a b "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
  2. ^ "Buxoro viloyatining ma'muriy-hududiy bo'linishi" [Administrative-territorial division of the Bukhara Region] (PDF) (in Uzbek). Bukhara regional department of statistics.
  3. ^ Urban and rural population by region, Bukhara regional department of statistics (in Uzbek).