Inside New Tashkent, Uzbekistan's planned city for two million people

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New Tashkent is being developed as a planned city intended to accommodate two million people, with nearly 7,000 apartments completed and ministries and university facilities already operating. Plans for its first phase include $50 billion in projects, a FIFA-standard stadium, and a proposed metro connection.

Nearly 7,000 apartments are complete, three ministries already operate there and university facilities have opened. Projects worth $50bn (€44.8bn) are planned for the first phase, with a FIFA-standard stadium under construction and a metro connection proposed.