THE CONDITION OF LAND AND WATER RELATIONS IN THE SIRDARYA REGION IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE XIX - THE BEGINNING OF THE XX CENTURIES

Аннотация

This article analyzes the features of land-water relations in the agrarian policy of the Russian Empire in the second half of the XIX and early XX centuries in the Turkestan region, in particular, in the Syr Darya region. This explains the influence of the policy of the imperial government on the creation of the province, changes in land ownership rights and property relations after the establishment of colonial domination in the country, including the declaration of all lands as state property and the adaptation of these relations to imperial interests. The article provides information on the traditions of agricultural land use in the Syr Darya region, the area and categories of irrigated and non-irrigated lands. The article also discusses the provincial irrigation system, its main source of water - the Syr Darya and adjacent streams, such as Chirchik, Angren, Keles, Aris, as well as several large irrigation networks, the status and types of water structures, as well as how local water users use water for irrigated agriculture. Based on an analysis of sources, archival documents, statistical materials and scientific literature for the period under consideration, the article describes the state of land-water relations, which form the basis of the economic life of the Syrdarya region.