16. Uzbekistan -- Land of White Gold. Uzbekistan -- Land of White Gold/ 16. The textile industry has developed on a large scale in Uzbekistan. Textile mills have been built in Tashkent, the Uzbek capital, during the years of Soviet rule. The Tashkent textile worker shown here is Khadicha Salikhadzhayeva, who has been awarded the Order of Lenin./ Photo by M. Penson,/ No. 45088.