And he hears a proud whisper
ground and below and above:
“In four years
It will be a connected city! ”
In the remote Chirakchin district of Kashkadarya region, there is a village with an unusual and interesting name - "Arabbandiya". The name of the region itself is also very symbolic. The word lamp is derived from the word sheet, which means lamp or lantern. And as usual, settlements and cities are called the nature of the main activity of its inhabitants or the founder of the settlement. In our case, once upon a time there lived craftsmen who made lamps for lighting. In ancient times, people illuminated their humble lives with the help of lamps burning with oil-soaked sticks. Against the background of the lack of electricity supply in the area and the use of lamps by the local population, the current name of the area seems very symbolic. Speaking of the village, it should be noted that the name of the village sounds a bit poetic and has a specific meaning, and if we divide the word Arabbandi into two words, Arab and Bandi, here the Arab is the Arab himself. or Arabic, and Bandi means man. , then in rough translation it could mean "Arab people." This means that the village is inhabited by people of Arab descent. Historically, Arabs and Bedouins have lived in Central Asia since the 16th century. They are located, among other places, in the plains of Nesef (Karshi) and Kashkadarya.
The Arabs of Asia lived in a somewhat closed way of life, but for centuries lived among a large number of indigenous peoples, sharing a common historical destiny, a way of life, a religion, and gradually with the local population - Tajiks, Uzbeks and other peoples. assimilated. Turkmens.
Around Arabbandi village.
No water ... No plants ... The earth crawls ...
More than 200 families live in this village. Unfortunately, people live without drinking water and still use self-dug wells. There is no electricity in the village, people cook with wood in the winter, heat the buildings. Because there are no trees in the village, locals buy firewood from other villages and districts. The rural population is mainly engaged in agriculture - wheat and oilseeds, which do not require irrigation for growth, and livestock - mainly small-scale livestock, which has a negative impact on local lands. There are very few natural vegetation, and in addition to land-destroying livestock, there are also seasonal floods.
Small ruminants are one of the livelihoods of the steppe population
The village is home to farmer Arif Umirov, who plans to build a pistachio grove. He started his career last year, built a greenhouse with the help of his family, grew seedlings from seed, and then planted them on his own plot. Last year, he planted 1,800 saplings, 700 of which survived. The seedlings, which were eaten this year last year, "rose" and sprouted. The farmer initially planned to plant on 19.5 hectares of land, and then on the entire area of 33.4 hectares.
Farmer O. Umirov hopes for the first seedlings of the future pistachio garden.
You don’t often find a strong will and love for your work among people. Arif and his three sons dug 1,800 bushes last year and 4,500 bushes this year to a depth of 30 centimeters. Water was taken from a 50-meter-deep well to irrigate the seedlings, and the water was carried there on a donkey. Each seedling requires about 1 liter of water, and to reduce water evaporation, they sprinkle soil on the irrigation site. To further isolate his garden from livestock, the farmer plans to dig a 1-meter-deep and wide ditch with the help of villagers to plant spruce or other drought-resistant plants in the future. too much water for irrigation along the ditch.
Even rough work such as digging a ditch was done with care and love.
The farmer thinks about the future barrier along the ditch.
The children help their fathers, but they still manage to go to school and do their homework. Like all parents, Arif wants to give children a decent education and completely free them from field work.
Arif and his team
He plans to deepen the well to 40-50 meters because there is not enough water in the well to irrigate the seedlings; install an underwater pump that pours water into the water tower and irrigates your seedlings using drip irrigation. But the truth is that there is no electricity in the village, but it is possible to install photovoltaic cells to generate electricity
it can. Farmer Umirov also plans to build a small cistern (as pictured below) to collect rain and melt water during the season.
Sardoba is an ancient hydraulic structure, which today is a dry mountain and can become a reliable source of water in the steppes (photo taken near the village of Karavulbozor, Bukhara region) foto i podpis
In the future, the pistachio will strengthen the slopes and prevent floods. When Orip aka's garden bears fruit to his large family, he will be rewarded for his hard work, perseverance and perseverance.
After years and long days have passed, this “fuzzy” looking seedling turns into a beautiful and noble tree hanging with precious fruits - a gratitude for human labor and care. This gives the fruits of the labor of the industrious farmer many times over. And it is no coincidence that the pistachio began to bear fruit years later. It seems that this "wise tree" is testing a person for his faith and patience, so that he can thank him for the rest of his life and bring him valuable fruits as a gift.
