Uzbekistan operates on Uzbekistan Time (UZT), which is 5 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+5). The entire country follows a single timezone and does not observe daylight saving time.
Major cities including Tashkent (the capital), Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, and Namangan all follow UZT. Uzbekistan shares its timezone with Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan.
Uzbekistan was a crucial stop along the ancient Silk Road, and cities like Samarkand and Bukhara were major cultural and trading centers. Samarkand's Registan Square is considered one of the most beautiful public spaces in the world. Uzbekistan is one of only two doubly landlocked countries (surrounded only by other landlocked countries), along with Liechtenstein.