Uzbek Wikipedia is the Uzbek-language edition of the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
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12 Facts About Uzbek Wikipedia
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In early 2013, the Uzbek-language Wikipedia ranked first among different editions of Wikipedia in terms of annual page-view growth.
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In 2007, the first Wikiconference of Uzbek Wikipedia editors was organized at the Tashkent University of Information Technologies.
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Uzbek Wikipedia lacks articles on contemporary political life in Uzbekistan.
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However, in 2012 the Uzbek Wikipedia started to grow fast despite being blocked in Uzbekistan and since that time the number of well-written articles on important subjects has increased significantly.
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In 2013, the coverage of the Uzbek Wikipedia expanded noticeably after all of the articles of the National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan were added to it using a bot.
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Currently, the majority of articles on the Uzbek Wikipedia are about populated places, astronomical objects, people, music, and football.
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The editing depth of the Uzbek Wikipedia, which is a rough indicator of the encyclopedia's collaborative quality, is 39.
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Entire Wikipedia has been briefly blocked twice in Uzbekistan, in 2007 and 2008.
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Some expressed the view that the encyclopedia had been blocked because the Uzbek Wikipedia government was concerned about the appearance of articles critical of its actions.
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Sarah Kendzior, an American anthropologist, speculated that the Uzbek Wikipedia had been blocked simply as an "act of showmanship" because the government of Uzbekistan sees Uzbek-language content as subject to its jurisdiction.
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