One university and one institution of higher learning: Karshi State University Karshi engineering-economics institute Local infrastructure Transportation Qarshi is served by Karshi Airport with flights to Tashkent, Navoi and some major Russian cities. Landmarks Khoja Abdul Aziz Madrassah - largest in town, now housing the Regional Museum Rabiya Madrassah - a late 19th-century female madrassah Kok Gumbaz Mosque - part of a 16th-century complex of buildings World War II Memorial - Perhaps one of the ex-Soviet Union's most monumental monuments Notable people Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Nasafi (d. 943 CE), Isma'ili missionary and theologian Abu al-Mu'in al-Nasafi (d. 508 AH/1114 CE). Abu Hafs Umar an-Nasafi was a Muslim jurist, theologian, mufassir, muhaddith and historian. A Persian scholar born in Transoxiana, he wrote mostly in Arabic. Abu al-Barakat al-Nasafi (d. 710 AH/1310 CE). References Grousset, René. The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia. Trans. Naomi Walford. New Jersey: Rutgers, 1970. Notes Populated places in Qashqadaryo Region Cities in Uzbekistan Sogdian cities