Resolution No. 377 of the Cabinet of Ministers “On bringing the names of certain rivers, streams, lakes, springs, and waterfalls in our country into line with the rules and norms of the state language and giving them new names”.

This Resolution regards the standardization and renaming of certain rivers, streams, lakes, springs, and waterfalls throughout the country in accordance with the rules and norms of the Uzbek state language. The resolution approves an official list of geographic features whose names are to be harmonized or replaced and establishes that these approved names must be used in all legislation, maps, administrative records, and official correspondence.
The resolution assigns implementation responsibilities to the Ministry of Water Management, which must coordinate with the Cadastre Agency, Tourism Committee, regional authorities, and other relevant organizations to update official documents, maps, databases, signs, and information boards. It also requires that inscriptions relating to these geographic features be written using the Uzbek Latin alphabet and conform to state language standards. National media organizations are encouraged to disseminate information about the decision and its significance to the public.
The annex contains an extensive list of 216 geographic objects across multiple regions of the country, including Karakalpakstan and the provinces of Andijan, Bukhara, Fergana, Jizzakh, Namangan, Navoi, Kashkadarya, Samarkand, Sirdarya, Surkhandarya, Tashkent, and Khorezm. The changes mainly standardize spelling, transliteration, and naming conventions for lakes, rivers, streams, springs, and waterfalls. Examples include renaming Akkol to Oqko'l, Sherabad River to Sheroboddaryo, Altyaryksay to Oltiariqsoy, and numerous other water-related features to forms consistent with modern Uzbek linguistic norms.