Olot District

Coordinates: 39°24′54″N 63°48′12″E / 39.41500°N 63.80333°E / 39.41500; 63.80333

Olot District
District

Country	Uzbekistan
Region	Bukhara Region
Capital	Olot
Population
• Total	77 900
Time zone	UZT (UTC+5)

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

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).

Bukhara Region

Capital: Bukhara

Districts and seats Raionlar	Bukhara District (Galaosiyo) G‘ijduvon District (G‘ijduvon) Jondor District (Jondor) Kogon District (Kogon) Olot District (Olot) Qorako‘l District (Qorako‘l) Qorovulbozor District (Qorovulbozor) Peshku District (Yangibozor) Romitan District (Romitan) Shofirkon District (Shofirkon) Vobkent District (Vobkent)

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