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+language:
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+tags:
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+# 🏙️ Uzbek Settlements Dataset
+
+The **Uzbekistan Settlements Dataset** is a structured list of administrative and populated places across Uzbekistan.  
+It contains hierarchical information about **regions (viloyatlar)**, **districts (tumanlar)**, **cities**, and **villages**, represented with simple relational fields.
+
+## 📦 Dataset Summary
+
+- **Total Records:** (depends on coverage)  
+- **Language:** Uzbek (`uz`)  
+- **Format:** Parquet / CSV  
+- **Split:** `train` (complete dataset)  
+
+This dataset is useful for:
+- 🏘️ Building geographic hierarchies of Uzbekistan  
+- 🧭 NLP tasks (recognizing place names)  
+- 📊 Data visualization and regional analytics  
+- 📍 Administrative data mapping  
+
+## 🧱 Dataset Structure
+
+| Column      | Type   | Description |
+|--------------|--------|-------------|
+| `id`         | string | Unique identifier for each record |
+| `address`    | string | Name of the region, district, city, or village |
+| `type`       | string | Administrative level (`region`, `district`, `city`, `village`) |
+| `parent_id`  | string | ID of the parent location (null for top-level regions) |
+
+## 🧩 Example
+
+```python
+from datasets import load_dataset
+
+dataset = load_dataset("databek/uzbekistan_locations")
+print(dataset["train"][0])
+