Uzbekistan Genealogy

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Guide to Uzbekistan ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

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Uzbekistan is a country in Asia bordered by Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan. It was formerly ruled by Russia. The official language is Uzbek.

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Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Uzbekistan.

Provinces

Genealogy records are kept on the province level in Uzbekistan. Click on a province below to go to the province Wiki article listing more information. Uzbekistan is divided into 12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular - viloyat), 1 autonomous republic (respublika), and 1 independent city (shahar):

Provinces

• Andijon Viloyati
• Buxoro Viloyati
• Farg'ona Viloyati
• Jizzax Viloyati
• Namangan Viloyati
• Navoiy Viloyati
• Qashqadaryo Viloyati (Qarshi)
• Samarqand Viloyati
• Sirdaryo Viloyati (Guliston)
• Surxondaryo Viloyati (Termiz)
• Toshkent Viloyati
• Xorazm Viloyati (Urganch)

Autonomous Republic

• Qoraqalpog'iston Respublikasi (Nukus)

Independent City

• Toshkent Shahri

Note: Administrative divisions have the same names as their administrative centers (exceptions have the administrative center name following in parentheses).

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