Olot District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uzbekistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Uzbekistan |
Subdivision Name1: | Bukhara Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Olot |
Area Total Km2: | 3230 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 101300 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | UZT |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Olot District (Uzbek: Olot tumani) is a district of Bukhara Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Olot.[1] It has an area of [2] and its population is 101,300 (2021).[3]
The district consists of 1 city (Olot), 8 urban-type settlements (Ganchi Chandir, Kesakli, Qirtay, Sola qorovul, Jayxunobod, Oʻzbekiston, Chovdur, Boʻribek Chandir) and 10 rural communities.[1]
The etymology of the name comes from the Turkic tribe Alat or Ala-at, also known in Arabic and Persian as Khalaj, and in Chinese as Boma, Hela, and Heloγ, all with a meaning "piebald horse". During the Middle Age, Alats played a prominent role in the history of southern Uzbekistan, Khorasan (Kalat), Persia and Afghanistan (Khalaj).