Unit Name: | Central Military District |
Start Date: | 2000 – Present |
Country: | Uzbekistan |
Branch: | Uzbek Ground Forces |
Type: | Military district |
Command Structure: | Ministry of Defence |
Garrison: | Jizzakh |
Garrison Label: | Headquarters |
Nickname: | Central Operational Command |
Website: | https://sarhad.uz/uz/home |
Commander1: | Colonel Farhodjon Shermatov |
Commander1 Label: | Commander of the District |
Notable Commanders: | Ismail Ergashev[1] |
The Central Military District is a military district of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan based in the city of Jizzakh. It serves the territory of Dzhizak Province, Samarqand Province, and Sirdaryo Province.[2] [3]
On 21 June 2019, the Central Military District and the Samarkand Regional Council of the Youth Union signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation.[4] During the COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan, disinfection works were underway in the Samarkand Region in cooperation with the Central Military District.[5]
In Jizzakh, a library owned by the Central Military District Command has about 8,000 books, of which 5,000 pieces world and Uzbek literature and 500 are history books and textbooks.[8]