Central Military District (Uzbekistan)

The Central Military District (Uzbek: Markaziy harbiy okrug) is a military district of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan based in the city of Jizzakh. It serves the territory of Dzhizak Province, Samarqand Province, and Sirdaryo Province.[2][3]

Central Military District
Founded2000 – Present
Country Uzbekistan
BranchUzbek Ground Forces
TypeMilitary district
Part ofMinistry of Defence
HeadquartersJizzakh
Nickname(s)Central Operational Command
Websitehttps://sarhad.uz/uz/home
Commanders
Commander of the DistrictColonel Farhodjon Shermatov
Notable
commanders		Ismail Ergashev[1]

Activities

On 21 June 2019, the Central Military District and the Samarkand Regional Council of the Youth Union signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation.[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan, disinfection works were underway in the Samarkand Region in cooperation with the Central Military District.[5]

Assets
  • Center of Spirituality and Enlightenment[6]
  • Junior Specialists Training Center
  • Kattakurgan Training Ground[7]

In Jizzakh, a library owned by the Central Military District Command has about 8,000 books, of which 5,000 pieces world and Uzbek literature and 500 are history books and textbooks.[8]

Leadership
  • Deputy Commander for Educational and Ideological Work - Lieutenant Colonel Nuriddin Kadyrov[9]

References
  1. "В Ташкенте попрощались с одним из первых военачальников Узбекистана (фото)".
  2. "В Узбекистане создана новая система управления национальной армией - министр обороны". ИА REGNUM (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  3. "Кардинальная военная реформа в Узбекистане / СНГ / Независимая газета". www.ng.ru. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  4. Fozilbek, Fozilbek (2019-06-22). "Markaziy harbiy okrug va Samarqand viloyati Yoshlar ittifoqi o'rtasida hamkorlik memorandumi imzolandi". O`zbekiston Respublikasi Mudofaa vazirligi. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  5. admin; admin. "Samarqand garnizonida dizenfektsiya ishlari davom etmoqda (foto)" (in Uzbek). Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  6. "Markaziy harbiy okrug harbiy xizmatchilari bilan uchrashuv". xs.uz (in Uzbek). Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  7. "Markaziy harbiy okrug poligonida yangicha yondashuvdagi amaliy otish mashgʻuloti koʻrsatildi (foto+video)". xs.uz (in Uzbek). Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  8. Fozilbek, Fozilbek (2020-05-19). "Markaziy harbiy okrug qoʻmondonligi tashabbusi bilan harbiy qism kutubxonasi qayta tashkil etildi". O`zbekiston Respublikasi Mudofaa vazirligi. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
  9. "Markaziy harbiy okrug qo'shinlari qo'mondoniga o'rinbosar tayinlandi". Qalampir.uz (in Uzbek). Retrieved 2021-06-07.
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