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Qibray

Coordinates: 41°23′23″N 69°27′54″E / 41.38972°N 69.46500°E / 41.38972; 69.46500
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Qibray
Urban-type settlement
Qibray is located in Uzbekistan
Qibray
Qibray
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 41°23′23″N 69°27′54″E / 41.38972°N 69.46500°E / 41.38972; 69.46500
Country Uzbekistan
RegionTashkent Region
DistrictQibray District
Urban-type settlement status1973
Population
 (2010)
 • Total30,703[1]
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

Qibray (Uzbek: Qibray, Russian: Кибрай) is an urban-type settlement in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Qibray District.

Presidential Residence

Since coming to power in December 2016, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has used majority of district 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.[2] There have been claims by interior designers for the project that the residence will be decorated with Argentinian blue marble slabs and Swarovski crystals.[3]

References

  1. ^ World Gazetteer.
  2. ^ https://www.rferl.org/a/uzbekistan-mirziyoev-new-residence-tashkent/28672011.html
  3. ^ https://www.rferl.org/amp/uzbeks-angry-homes-demolished-mirziyoev-presidential-palace-highway/29568605.html


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