Irrigation System Of Turkestan In The Second Half Of 19th Century And Early 20th Century

Аннотация

This article describes the state of irrigated agriculture in Turkestan, water sources, classification of major rivers and their tributaries, geographical location, irrigation system, sources of water supply, types of traditional irrigation methods used by the local population in the second half of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. Moreover, an attempt is made to reveal the participation of local people in the construction, repair, cleaning of irrigation facilities, the implementation of centuries- old rules of irrigation, the rights of local people to use water through a number of sources, statistical collections, scientific literature and research works in the article. KEYWORDS The country of Turkestan region, Russian Empire, region, Fergana, Syrdarya, Samarkand, water sources, river, Chirchik, Zarafshan, canal, irrigation system, agriculture, water facilities, mirab, aksakal, desiatina.