Tashkent explosion

Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport (Uzbek: Islom Karimov nomidagi Toshkent xalqaro aeroporti) (IATA: TAS, ICAO: UZTT) is the main and the busiest international airport in Uzbekistan and the second busiest airport in Central Asia (after Almaty International Airport in Kazakhstan) as well as the 8th busiest in the Post-Soviet states. It is located 12 kilometres (6+1⁄2 nautical miles) from the center of Tashkent. It was named after Islam Karimov, the first president of independent Uzbekistan, in office from 1991 until his death in 2016.

Tashkent International School (TIS), an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, is an independent, non-profit, coeducational day school from preschool through grade 12 located in Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan in Central Asia. TIS was founded in 1994 to provide quality education in English for children of the diplomatic corps, international corporations and local families.

Tashkent State Transport University (TSTU) is a university in Uzbekistan.

Mirobod (Uzbek: Mirobod tumani, Russian: Мирабадский район, romanized: Mirabadsky rayon) is one of 12 districts (tuman) of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.

Qiyot is a Tashkent Metro station on the Circle Line. It was opened on 25 April 2023 as part of the extension of the line between Qoʻyliq and Quruvchilar. The adjacent stations are Matonat and Tolariq. The original name of the station was 9-Bekat, which means "Station 9", and in August 2023 Qiyot, together with other stations of the line, was given a proper name.

Tolariq is a Tashkent Metro station on the Circle Line. It was opened on 25 April 2023 as part of the extension of the line between Qoʻyliq and Quruvchilar. The adjacent stations are Qiyot and Xonobod. The original name of the station was 10-Bekat, which means "Station 10", and in August 2023 Tolariq, together with other stations of the line, was given a proper name.

Uzbekistan Airways Flight 1154 (HY1154/UZB1154) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight which was operated by Uzbekistan flag carrier Uzbekistan Airways from Termez Airport in the city of Termez, near the Afghanistan border, to Uzbekistan's capital of Tashkent. On 13 January 2004 the aircraft operating the flight, a Yakovlev Yak-40 registered in Uzbekistan as UK-87985, collided with a radar station while landing at Tashkent, flipped over, caught fire and exploded, killing all 37 people on board. Weather was reportedly in bad condition.

Xonobod is a Tashkent Metro station on the Circle Line. It was opened on 25 April 2023 as part of the extension of the line between Qoʻyliq and Quruvchilar. The adjacent stations are Tolariq and Quruvchilar. The original name of the station was 11-Bekat, which means "Station 11", and in August 2023 Xonobod, together with other stations of the line, was given a proper name.

Matonat is a Tashkent Metro station on the Circle Line. It was opened on 25 April 2023 as part of the extension of the line between Qoʻyliq and Quruvchilar. The adjacent stations are Qoʻyliq and Qiyot. The original name of the station was 8-Bekat, which means "Station 8", and in August 2023 Matonat, together with other stations of the line, was given a proper name.

The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin or more properly the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Russian: Успенский кафедральный собор, Uspenskij kafedral'nyj sobor; Uzbek: Tangri Onasi Vafoti kafedral sobori-jome’si) is the Russian Orthodox cathedral of the diocese of Tashkent in Uzbekistan since 1945. The cathedral was built in 1871 and enlarged in the 1990s, the bell tower was rebuilt in 2010. The present building was built in 1871 and was dedicated to St. Panteleimon. An old church cemetery was replaced in the service of the Military Hospital of Tashkent. Like most parishes in Central Asia, the church was assigned in 1922 to the Living Church movement, which was promoted by the Bolsheviks. It was closed for worship in 1933 and in 1945 became a military depot. The church was restored and reopened for worship in December 1945. It was then devoted to the Dormition, and became the seat of the Bishop of Tashkent. The bell tower was rebuilt in the 1990s, next to the main dome. The interior was redecorated with more pomp, especially for the visit on 10 November 1996 by Patriarch Alexis II. The cathedral was remodeled and a new bell tower built in the spring of 2010.

Toshkent is a station of the Tashkent Metro on Oʻzbekiston Line. The station was opened on 8 December 1984 as the eastern terminus of the inaugural section of the line, between Alisher Navoiy and Toshkent. On 6 November 1987 the line was extended to Chkalov. It serves Tashkent's main-line railway station. Column-type station with two underground vestibules. Located beneath the forecourt. Decoration of the walls and ceiling like the head of the column and made in the traditional national spirit, in the stair descents on a platform made of the image, dedicated to the 2200th anniversary of Tashkent and on "Tashkent - a city of peace and friendship," here emblem of the city. When finishing the station it is widely used in marble, granite, ceramics, metal, glass and other materials.

Yakkasaray (Uzbek: Yakkasaroy tumani, Russian: Яккасарайский район, romanized: Yakkasaraysky rayon) is one of 12 districts (tuman) of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.