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Kitob

Also known as Kitab

Kitob is a town in the Qashqadaryo region of southern Uzbekistan, close to Shahrisabz. Under the emirate of Bukhara it formed with Shahrisabz an oasis of semi-independent Uzbek beks, who repeatedly resisted Bukharan rule until the Russians handed the area to Bukhara in 1870. It is known for an international latitude observatory founded in 1930.

Kitob
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Beylik of Shahrisabz

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kitob. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kitob
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“Kitob.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kitob. Accessed .
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