Uzbekistan is divided into 12
regions (
viloyatlar, singular
viloyat,
viloyati in compound, e.g. Toshkent
viloyati), 1
autonomous republic (
respublika,
respublikasi in compound, e.g. Qaraqalpaqstan Avtonom
Respublikasi), and 1
independent city (
shahar or
shahri in compounds, e.g. Toshkent
shahri). Names are given below in the
Uzbek language, although numerous variations of the transliterations of each name exist. The regions in turn are divided into
160 districts (
tumanlar, singular
tuman).