Jizzakh 吉扎克
(重定向自Jizzax)
Jizzakh (Uzbek:Jizzax / Жиззах; Russian:Джизак) is a city (population 138,400 in 2004) and the center of Jizzakh Region in Uzbekistan, northeast of Samarkand.The population of Jizzax on April 24, 2014 is approximately 152,642.
Jizzakh was an important Silk Road junction on the road connecting Samarkand with Fergana Valley. It is at the edge of Golodnaya Steppe, and next to the strategic Pass of Jilanuti (Timur's Gate) in the Turkestan Mountains, controlling the approach to the Zeravshan Valley, Samarkand and Bukhara.