Districts
The province is divided into 12 districts (tumans):
| Key | District name | District capital |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnasay | Goliblar |
| 2 | Bakhmal | Usmat |
| 3 | Gallaorol | Gallorol |
| 4 | Jizzakh | Uchtepa |
| 5 | Dustlik | Dustlik |
| 6 | Zaamin | Zaamin |
| 7 | Zarbdar | Zarbdar |
| 8 | Zafarobod | Zafarobod |
| 9 | Mirzachul | Gagarin |
| 10 | Pakhtakor | Pakhtakor |
| 11 | Forish | Yangikishlok |
| 12 | Yangiabad | Balandchakir |
Gallaorol District (also spelled Gallyaaral) is the largest district in Jizzakh Province with 1,959 km2 and 130,000 people. This district borders with Jizzakh, Bakhmal, and Forish districts of Jizzakh Province and with Buklungur, Jomboy, and Kushrabot districts of Samarqand Province to the west. The district was called Yangikurgon until September 1926. Its current name Gallaorol derives from “Galla” – wheat and “Orol” – island. A leading politician of Uzbek SSR on a visit to this district said that wheat fields looked like islands, after which the name was officially changed. The district is one of the important industrial centers in Uzbekistan.
The town of Gallaorol (Gallyaaral) is the district capital. Founded in 1898-1899 as a railway depot on the Silk Road, Gallaorol became a town in March 1972 and today it spans an area of 34.3 km2 with a population of 28,519.
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