Adminstration of the Altinsay District of Surkhandarya Region

Oltinsay district

 

Oltinsay district was formed on November 23, 1981 on the basis of Shorchi and Denov districts in Surkhandarya region . The total area is 563.74 sq. km. The population is 186.9 thousand people (2023). The district center is the settlement of Qarluq, located 140 km northeast of Termez. The nearest railway station (Shorchi Razezdi) is 23 km away. There are 54 neighborhoods, 14 towns and 67 settlements. Oltinsay is located in the northern part of Surkhandarya on a serunum plain. The land surface decreases to the east. Its western borders adjoin the foothills of "Keragatog". The Oltinsay River flows through the district center, and the "Khazarbog" canal flows from north to south.

Horticulture plays a major role in agriculture. Viticulture is especially developed. In addition, cotton, grain crops, vegetables, and melons are also grown. Cattle, sheep, and goats are grazed on pastures. There are several historical sites in Altynsoy. The largest of these are: Degreztepa , Munchoktepa , Qiziltepa , Qoratepa , Taragytepa , Jiyanbobo , and others.

This mound was discovered in 1971. It was examined in 1976. The remains are rectangular, extending from northwest to southeast. Dimensions: 190x130 m. In the northwest, there was a castle in the rectangular form. The height of the main part of the castle is 4 meters. There is an ancient cemetery on the east side of the castle. A cylindrical ceramic sarcophagus more than 2 meters long was found in it. Inside it were found human bones, funerary objects, including brass jewelry. Ceramic fragments dating back to the Kushan period were found in the hamlet.

A settlement - a town of the 1st-4th centuries on the right bank of the Altynsay River. Investigated in 1968, 1982. It has a square-shaped fortress (50x50) with circular towers at the corners, their height reaching 8 meters. In the upper part of the settlement, coins from the reign of the Kushan kings Vasudeva and Kanishka III, the head of a Bactrian warrior, and fragments of pottery glazed with red glaze were found.                                                                                                                                                                                   The Khojaipok Ota River and mountains of the Altynsay district

In the Altinsoy region, there are many holy places where great people and saints lived. In particular, the blessed lands of such unique people as Sufi Alloyor, Hojaipok Ota, Said ibn Waqqas, and Mawlana Zahid Khalifa Baba, who were among the pioneers of the science of Sufism, are located here. The history of the naming of many villages in the district is associated with the name of Hojaipok (Khojai Khizr), his blessed graces, deeds, and miracles. The real name of Hojaipok Ota is Abdurakhman Auf ibn Abu al-Qurayshi. He came to Turkestan with his caliphs

 and made a great contribution to the spread of Islam here. It is said that in the pre-Islamic era of ignorance, his name was Abdulkaba. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, gave him the name Abdurakhman. Abdurakhman ibn Auf He was one of the close companions of our Prophet and narrated many hadiths to scholars of hadith. Perhaps his merits are in the hadiths of Isa al-Tirmidhi and Imam Bukhari.

The sulfur water at the Khojaipok Ota shrine is healing. This water is very useful in treating stomach, intestinal, liver, heart, and skin diseases. Especially now, there is a 180-bed Khojaipok sanatorium in this area.

Said ibn Waqqas was one of the great companions of our Prophet Muhammad. He lived in the village of Khojasaat. Said ibn Waqqas had a great passion for learning crafts and art. In addition, he was very hardworking, created date palm gardens, and built tall and beautiful buildings. His tomb in Khojasaat has become a great place of pilgrimage.

The Sufi Olloyor mosque is located on the territory of the "Katta Vakhshivor" collective farm. This mosque is named after the 17th-century Sufi scholar and poet Sufi Olloyor, who, after studying at the school of the Joybor sheikhs in Bukhara, came to Vakhshivor to seek disciples and settled in this village. His books such as "Murod ul-Arifin" ("The Goal of the Wise"), "Tuhfat ul-Tolibin" ("The Gift of the Learned"), "Maslak ul-Muttaqin" ("The Trustworthy Council") are popular among the people. Sufi Olloyor (1644, Minglar village, Kattakurgan bey - 1724, Oltinsoy) - a figure of the tariqa and a Sufi poet. He studied at the school of the sheikhs and at the school of the Joybor sheikhs in Bukhara. He mastered all the basic sciences of his time, studied Arabic and Persian. He was appointed to the customs court by the Khan of Bukhara, Abdulaziz Khan. Sufi Alloyor, who had a dervish habit and a poetic soul, quickly resigned from this position and became a disciple of the famous sheikh of his time, Navruz, fulfilled the requirements of the order, rose to the rank of sheikh, and became a valiullah (the owner of the prophecy). The main direction of Sufi Alloyor's work, which was written in Turkic and Persian, was to spread Islamic enlightenment among the broad masses and to promote the ideas of Sufism related to human perfection. He wrote the works "Maslak ul-muttaqin" ("The Council of the Pious"), "Murod ul-arifin" ("The Desire of the Arifs"), "Mahzan ul-mute'in" ("The Treasury of the Obedient") in Persian, and the masnavis "Sabot ul-ojizin" ("The Perpetual of the Weak"), "Fawz un-najot" ("The Triumph of Salvation") in Turkish. There are other poems written in Persian and Turkish. The poem "The Debate of Fruits" is also attributed to him. Sufi Alloyor's masterpiece "Maslak ul-muttaqin" consists of 12 thousand verses and 135 large and small chapters. After this work, dedicated to the artistic interpretation of divine enlightenment, gained popularity among the people, his friends and relatives asked him to write a similar book in Turkish. In response, he somewhat shortened "Maslak ul-muttaqin" and wrote it in Uzbek verse, naming it "Sabot ul-ojizin". In this work, which is a mature example of Uzbek philosophical didactic literature, he made a significant contribution to the development of Turkish mystical literature by broadly covering the spiritual and moral issues of Sufi teachings. In his works, he described the Islamic rules, the requirements of the order, and the conditions of human perfection one by one. In terms of their moral and educational significance, in particular, the works "Maslak ul-muttaqin" and "Sabot ul-ojizin" were taught as basic textbooks in schools and madrasas. His religious-mystical works, steeped in wisdom, were widely distributed not only in Turkestan, but also among the peoples living in the regions from Kashgar to the oases of the Etel (Volga) and Yayik (Ural) rivers, Khajitarkhan (Astrakhan), Bulgar, Orenburg, and others. They were copied in many copies. By the end of the 19th century, they were printed several times by lithography in Tashkent, Kazan, Baku, Istanbul, and other cities.Sufi Olloyor's works have been translated into many foreign languages, commentaries have been written on them, dictionaries have been compiled, and the mystical terms and symbols he used have been widely interpreted. The Sufi Olloyor Mosque was built in 1713. The total size of the mosque is 14.0 x16. 2 m. The khanaqoh (11.1 x9. 7), on both sides of which there is an ayvan and additional rooms. The roof of the khanaqoh and the ayvan is covered with beams. It is built of fine pakhsa. The north-east side is gabled, and mihrab-shaped porches are made. The tabadons above the doors are decorated with ganchkori railings. The mihrab porch in the khanaqoh is quite deep, and relief lines are drawn on the four porches on both sides of it. Such decorations are also present on the wall of the south-west porch. The 7th column in the ayvan and the 6th column in the khanaqoh are decorated with carvings and colored patterns. During the renovation in 1961, the pillars and window grilles were reworked. On the ceilings and pillars of the mosque, there are inscriptions in Tajik and Uzbek written by various enlightened people at different times. In the courtyard of the mosque, a mulberry tree planted during the time of Sufi Olloyor is still growing. Not everyone knows which is the exact location of Sufi Olloyor's grave in the Katta Vakhshivor mausoleum. This is a secret kept from people. Muzaffarhon Umarov, a descendant of Sufi Olloyor, currently lives in the village of Katta Vakhshivor.

The Altynsoy district is located on a serunum plain in the northern part of the Surkhandarya River. The land surface slopes downwards towards the east. Its western edges adjoin the foothills of the Kera-gotog Mountains. The Altynsoy River flows through the center of the district, and the Hazarbog Canal flows from north to south. The relief consists mainly of plains and hills. The altitude is 400-700 m.

The climate is dry, typical subtropical. The average annual temperature is 15.9 °. The average January temperature is 2.6 °. The lowest temperature is -25 °. The average July temperature is 32-33 °. The highest temperature is 46 °. The annual precipitation is 240-260 mm. The growing season is 230 days, sometimes strong winds blow. The soils are meadow-swamp, gray soils. Wild plants include wormwood , sorrel , yarrow, almonds, pistachios, mountain basil, hawthorn, rowan , alkar and others. Wild animals include wolves, foxes, gazelles, rats, skunks, ermines, badgers, and gazelles; in the forests, there are forest cats , wild boars, and lynxes; birds include ospreys, partridges , swallows, bats, geese, ducks; reptiles include lizards , geckos , and spectacled snakes.

The population is mainly Uzbek, but also includes Tajiks, Russians, Tatars, and other nationalities. The average population density is 400 people per km².

Economy. The district economy is mainly specialized in agriculture. There are industrial, transport, and communication enterprises. Horticulture plays a major role in agriculture. Viticulture is especially developed. Cotton, grain crops, vegetables, and melons are also grown. Among the industrial enterprises, the Oltinsoy “Sultan Sharbati” is operating effectively. The “Sultan Sharbati” family enterprise was founded in 2002. 800 thousand deciliters of wine are produced per year. The “Sultan”, “Muscat”, and “Kagor” varieties are popular. There are 6 joint ventures, 1 large industrial enterprise, about 200 industrial enterprises, and 914 small and private enterprises in the Oltinsoy district.                                                                                                                                                                                      Muhammad Zahid Shrine, Oltinsay District

In 2022, 12.4 thousand hectares of irrigated agricultural land will be planted, including 4.1 thousand hectares of cotton, 4.2 thousand hectares of grain crops, 578 hectares of vegetables, 90 hectares of melons, 864 hectares of orchards, and 5.5 thousand hectares of vineyards. There are 705 farms.

The district's collective and private farms raise 50,211 cattle, 106,486 sheep and goats, 983 horses, and 122,431 poultry.

There are 70 general education schools (35,350 students), 2 vocational schools (700 students), 2 music schools in the district. The "Yoriltosh" amateur puppet theater, the "Qirmizi" folklore ensemble provide cultural services. The central hospital, adult and children's polyclinics are operating. There are 50 stadiums, 37 gyms, football, volleyball, basketball, handball fields. Since 1986, the district newspaper "Xalq va hayot" (Altinsoy tongi) has been published (circulation 3,000).

The plant was commissioned in 1992. The plant's equipment was imported from the Italian company "Sandvig". It has a drying capacity of 2.5 tons of raw materials per hour. In a year, it dries 4,850 tons of wet fruit and produces 500 tons of finished products.

A modern 3-story hospital with 150 beds is serving patients in the district center. There is an adult clinic designed to accommodate 200 patients, a children's clinic designed to accommodate 150 patients, and an interdistrict traumatology and orthopedics center.

The "Lola" folk song and dance ensemble and the "Yoriltash" amateur puppet theater provide cultural services to working people in the district.

Talented poets such as Gulandom Togayeva and Kochkor Norqobil drew their creative spark from the bosom of Altynsay.