Tashkent, Uzbek Toshkent, capital of Uzbekistan and the largest city in Central Asia. ... The city probably dates from the 2nd or the 1st century bce and was variously known as Dzhadzh, Chachkent, Shashkent, and Binkent; the name Tashkent, which means “Stone Village” in Uzbek, was first mentioned in the 11th century.
