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Qarshi

Qarshi is a city in southern Uzbekistan. It is the capital of the Qasqadaryo[?] province, covers about 28,400 km², and has approximately 177,000 inhabitants (1994).

The city is at least 1000 years old. It was orginally called Nakhshab. It was renamed in the 14th century, when a Turkish fort was built. The fort was named Karshi, the Turkish word for fort.

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