THE MYSTERIOUS MEANINGS OF ANCIENT CITY NAMES
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Mysterious names, hidden meaning, historical trace, ancient memory, city secrets, story of names, legend and history, great cities, cultural traces, key to history.Abstract
When I look at history, I see not only events, but also that words have their own history.City names are not simple geographical terms, but silent historians.Although they have remained silent for thousands of years, they preserve within them the beliefs, dreams, legends, and way of life of peoples.In this article, I introduce you to the mysterious name of Bukhara that originated from worship, the story of Samarkand leading to greatness, the sunny land of Khwarezm, the stony city of Tashkent, and the symbolic image of Termez as a border city.Each name is a key — if you open it, you will enter the hidden treasure of history.In this research, I was inspired both by the works of scholars such as Narshakhi, Beruni, and Mahmud Kashgari, as well as by folk legends.Because true history lives not only in books, but also in the memory of the people.
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Narshaxiy – “Buxoro tarixi” (IX–X asr) – Buxoro nomining kelib chiqishi va shahar tarixiga oid ma’lumotlar.
Abu Rayhon Beruniy – “Qadimgi xalqlardan qolgan yodgorliklar” – Samarqandning qadimiy nomlari va talqinlari.
Mahmud Koshg‘ariy – “Devonu lug‘otit-turk” (XI asr) – “kand” so‘zining “shahar” ma’nosida qo‘llanilishi.
Yoqut al-Hamaviy – “Mu‘jam al-buldon” (XII–XIII asr) – Xorazm nomining “xor” (quyosh) va “razm” (yer) ildizlari haqidagi izoh.
Ibn Xavqal – “Kitob al-masolik va-l-mamolik” (X asr) – Termiz nomining “taramita” (chegara) ma’nosidan kelib chiqishi.
O‘zbekiston FA Tarix instituti – Markaziy Osiyo shaharlarining tarixi bo‘yicha ilmiy nashrlar.
O‘zbek xalq og‘zaki ijodi va rivoyatlari – Samarqand va Buxoro haqidagi afsonaviy talqinlar.
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