Jizzakh Region
Transition region between Tashkent and Samarkand with irrigation-created agriculture and new fertilizer production.
Jizzakh Region lies between Tashkent and Samarkand—a transition zone where the Hunger Steppe's irrigation projects created agricultural land from desert. The region's position on major transport routes enables commercial activity.
Irrigation transformed the landscape. Soviet-era projects brought water to previously barren steppe, enabling cotton and grain cultivation. New chemical facilities (2025) produce fertilizers supporting agricultural intensification.
Transit economy exploits transport position. Road and rail connections between the capital and western regions pass through Jizzakh. Commercial services, logistics, and warehousing capture value from transit flows.
Light industry and food processing add modest industrial employment. The region lacks the major installations of more developed areas but benefits from relative proximity to Tashkent.
The biological pattern is irrigated colonization: Jizzakh's agricultural economy was created by water engineering, demonstrating how infrastructure investment transforms marginal landscapes.