Loyish

Loyish
Loyish
urban-type settlement
	Loyish Location in Uzbekistan
	Coordinates: 39°53′2″N 66°44′53″E / 39.88389°N 66.74806°E
Country	Uzbekistan
Region	Samarqand Region
District	Oqdaryo District
Population (2010)
• Total	12 769
Time zone	UTC+5 (UZT)

Loyish (Uzbek: Loyish/Лойиш, Russian: Лаиш, romanized: Laish)— A town in the Akdarya district of the Samarkand region of the Republic of Uzbekistan (since 1984). Administrative center of the district. The regional center and the nearest railway station are 36 km from Samarkand. The population is 11.5 thousand people (2002). It takes water from Akdaryo.The name of the town is related to its location. It is assumed that Loyish got its name from the reeds and swamps between the branches of the Zarafshan river - between Akdarya and Karadarya. In the town there is a district government building, brick, canning factories, construction organizations, communication department, cultural, commercial and household service outlets, 1 specialized 2 general education, music, special boarding schools, pedagogical college, cultural house, central library, stadium, culture and there is a recreation park (a memorial to those who died in the war was erected in the park), a hospital and other medical facilities. Katta Zarafshan highway passes through Loyish area.

Etymology

While the current name of the town is Loyish, in 15th century documents the name was rendered in the form Dāyij (دایج), which originates from Sodgian δʾyh, possibly meaning "slave-woman".^[1]

References

^ Lurje, Pavel; Yakubovich, Ilya (2017). Alberto, Cantera; Maria, Macuch (eds.). "The Myth of Sogdian Lambdacism". Iranica (25). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag: 319–342. doi:10.2307/j.ctv11qdw34.30 – via ResearchGate. The only exception is Dāyiǰ (from Sogdian δʾyh 'slave-woman'?) to the west of Samarkand, modern Loyiš. (...) The toponym is rendered in the form Dāyiǰ in 15th century documents, and the shift of d to l here might be even a later development.

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[1] Lurje, Pavel; Yakubovich, Ilya (2017). Alberto, Cantera; Maria, Macuch (eds.). "The Myth of Sogdian Lambdacism". Iranica (25). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag: 319–342. doi:10.2307/j.ctv11qdw34.30 – via ResearchGate. The only exception is Dāyiǰ (from Sogdian δʾyh 'slave-woman'?) to the west of Samarkand, modern Loyiš. (...) The toponym is rendered in the form Dāyiǰ in 15th century documents, and the shift of d to l here might be even a later development.

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v t e Samarqand Region
Capital: Samarkand
Districts	Kattakurgan City Samarkand City Bulungʻur Ishtixon Jomboy Kattakurgan Narpay Nurobod Oqdaryo Pastdargʻom Paxtachi Payariq Qoʻshrabot Samarqand Toyloq Urgut
Cities	Bulungʻur Chelak Ishtixon Jomboy Juma Kattakurgan Nurobod Oqtosh Payariq Samarkand Urgut
Towns	Charxin Dahbed Farxod Gulobod Ingichka Kimyogarlar Loyish Mirbozor Mitan Payshanba Qoʻshrabot Suv hovuzi Toyloq Xishrav Ziyovuddin