Qibray District


Qibray is a raion of Tashkent Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at Qibray.

History

The district was formed in the 1930s under the name Ordzhonikidze district. In 1956, the Kazakh SSR transferred part of the lands of the Golodnaya Steppe to the Uzbek SSR. The Bostandyk district of the South Kazakhstan region, part of the Ordzhonikidze district was also transferred. It was abolished in 1963, restored in 1964. In 1992, renamed Qibray district.

Population

186 800 people.