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Vobkent district

Vobkent district is one of the districts of Bukhara Region.

The Vobkent Minaret
Photo: FineCreatures, CC0

About Vobkent

Vobkent (also spelled Vabkent) is a town in Bukhara Region and the centre of Vobkent District, about 28 km from Bukhara. It is best known for the Vobkent Minaret, commissioned by Burhan al-Din Abd al-Aziz II, the sadr (religious leader) of Bukhara; its inscriptions date the work from 1196 to 1198–1199. It stands about 40 metres tall, its brick bands recall Bukhara's Kalon Minaret, and it is on UNESCO's tentative list for World Heritage. The town has textile works, and the district grows cotton, grain and fruit.

Sources: Wikipedia: Vobkent, UNESCO: Silk Roads Sites in Uzbekistan (tentative list; no. 10, Vabkent Minaret)

Permanent population: 154.4 thousand (Q3 2026), +1.8% over the year. It ranks 7th of the 13 cities and districts of Bukhara Region by population.

Bukhara RegionVobkent district

Hokimiyat (local administration)

Head
Ostonov Akmal Anvarovich (District hokim)
Phone
+998 65 332-35-60
Website
vobkent.buxoro.uz
Address
Vobkent tumani, Imom Buxoriy ko‘chasi 55-uy

🪪 Getting or replacing a passport (ID card)

Where: the district's Public Services Centre, or the police migration and citizenship office (passport desk). You can also apply and pay the state fee on my.gov.uz, but you go in person for the photo and fingerprints. Bring your old passport or ID card. The ID card is ready 1 working day after your documents are accepted. Staff can visit elderly and disabled people at home.

Source: gov.uz (list of Public Services Centres and how to get an ID card). Check the current fee on my.gov.uz.

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Source: gov.uz (the government portal), Bukhara Region administration page. Checked: 2026-10-31.
Population: stat.uz (Statistics Agency). Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), UN OCHA (CC BY 3.0 IGO).