Open Access Library Journal 2021, Volume 8, e8134 ISSN Online: 2333-9721 ISSN Print: 2333-9705 DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1108134 Dec. 15, 2021 1 Open Access Library Journal Formation and Development of Agglomeration in Uzbekistan Muhsin Hidirov, Mavluda Khudoyarova Architecture Department, Samarkand State Architectural and Civil Engineering Institute, Samarkand, Uzbekistan Abstract In urban planning, the system of spatial-territorial location of cities and other populated areas in the country is understood as a joint, interconnected system of settlements. In other words, population distribution is the process of for- mation cities and villages in a region through the development of existing set- tlements and the construction of new ones. Subject Areas Architecture and Urban Planning Keywords Agglomeration, Settlement System, Socio-Cultural Infrastructure, Service System, Sub-Center, Specialized Centers 1. Introduction The modern settlement system in Uzbekistan has been formed as a result of long-term development, changes in the number of settlements, functional diffe- rentiation and integration of the population among them [1]. The dynamics of the population structure in the republic went in the direction of differentiation, which is characterized by a deeper economic specialization of settlements. For this reason, the current location of the population is characterized in the form of cities, urban-type settlements (settlements) and rural settlements, which are formed as simple and constituent centers depending on the performance of ad- ministrative functions. 2. Research Population growth in the capital city Tashkent and other major cities creates a How to cite this paper: Hidirov, M. and Khudoyarova, M. (2021) Formation and Development of Agglomeration in Uzbek- istan. Open Access Library Journal , 8: e8134. https://doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1108134 Received: October 29, 2021 Accepted: December 12, 2021 Published: December 15, 2021 Copyright © 2021 by author(s) and Open Access Library Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access