Samarkand city is set to expand its territory by 17,226.5 hectares, with land from four neighboring districts being incorporated into the city as part of a broader administrative and urban development plan.
The land will be transferred from Samarkand, Akdarya, Taylak and Past Dargom districts, according to Uzbekistan's Senate. The largest share, 13,308 hectares, will come from Samarkand district. Akdarya district will contribute 1,410.6 hectares, Taylak district 1,265.6 hectares, and Past Dargom district 1,242.3 hectares.
Authorities said the change is intended not only to redraw administrative boundaries but also to address longstanding problems affecting residents and support Samarkand's future development.
One of the main issues concerns cadastral registration and utility services. Under the existing boundaries, some residential buildings have effectively been divided between the city and the surrounding district. For example, two entrances of a four-entrance apartment building could fall within Samarkand district while the other two were located inside the city.
Such situations have complicated the registration of cadastral documents and, in some cases, resulted in buildings receiving utility services from an administratively different area. The revised boundaries are expected to eliminate these administrative discrepancies and simplify access to cadastral and municipal services for residents.
Authorities are also working to improve connections between the newly incorporated areas and the city center while reducing congestion on internal roads. The Ministry of Transport is updating Samarkand's previously developed transport master plan to better distribute traffic flows and develop more convenient public transport services for residents of the expanded city.
Samarkand city currently covers around 11,200 hectares. Earlier plans envisaged increasing its territory to approximately 28,400 hectares, more than doubling its current size.
The expansion is also linked to plans to abolish Samarkand district as a separate administrative-territorial unit.
