Olot District

Olot District is a district of Bukhara Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at Olot.

Olot District
Country Uzbekistan
RegionBukhara Region
CapitalOlot
Population
  Total77 900
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

The etymology of the name comes from the Turkic tribe Alat or Ala-at, also known in Arabic and Persian as Khalaj, and in Chinese as Boma, Hela, and Heloγ, all with a meaning "piebald horse". During the Middle Age, Alats played a prominent role in the history of southern Uzbekistan, Khorasan (Kalat), Persia and Afghanistan (Khalaj).

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