Editing Navoiy (section)

== History ==
The city was founded in 1958, near the "Old city" originally known as [[Karmana]] under the [[Emirate of Bukhara]], under the name of the great [[poet]] and statesman [[Alisher Navoi]]y, who wrote in [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Chagatai language|Chaghatai]] at the court of Emir Husein Boykara (or [[Husayn Bayqarah|Husayn Bayqaro]]) in [[Herat]].

Even though the town is very young, it has rich history in this area and its surroundings. The Great Silk Road went through the region in ancient times. Archeological research in the area has also produced findings of numerous traces of Ancient Saki, Khorezm and Baktriya cultures.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://samarkandtours.com/uzbekistan/navoi/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205194304/https://samarkandtours.com/uzbekistan/navoi/ |archive-date=2020-12-05 |title=Navoi is the real oasis in the steppe - Samarkand Tours Operator}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Navoi, Uzbekistan|url=https://samarkandtours.com/uzbekistan/navoi/|access-date=February 19, 2021}}</ref>