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Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, has been an important market and trading place for hundreds of years.
(World Book Illustrated Atlas page 103)
Tashkent and Uzbekistan are important places to trade hundreds of things in the market.
The Uzbekistan capital city of Tashkent has been a major market and trading place for centuries.
For hundreds of years, Tashkent has been the capital of Uzbekistan and trading places now is important for the market.
Uzbekistan is a popular place for markets and for hundreds of years Tashkent has been trading its capital goods.