Karshi town
Karshi is the administrative centre of Kashkadaya viloyat of republic that is the biggest town of basin of Kashkadarya. At the beginning of XIV c. the town occurred in the middle of oasis at the southern foot of hill Kungurtau, on the ancient caravan road from Samarkand and Bukhara to Afghanistan and India.
Karshi was known as Nesef and the present name was given later.
It stands out against other towns of Eastern Bukhara by trading of dried fruits, wool, karakul and products of artisan undertakings.
For ages Karshi is famous for its pile less carpets, best in the republic. The most developed fields of economics of the region are gas production and gas conversion process, ginning and oil-extracting industries, industry of building materials, sewing and food industries.
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