BEK-BUDI KENIMEKH (formerly Karshi), a town in the Uzbek S.S.R., at the junction of the two main tributaries of the Kashka-Darya. Lat. 38° 52' N., long. 65° 56' E. Pop. (1926) 14,150. It is the centre of a fertile oasis growing grain, poppies, tobacco and fruit : mulberry, poplar and apricot trees are fea tures of its gardens. It was the favourite residence of Timur and its fine Biki mosque, inlaid with blue and white tiles, is famous. A branch railway links it to Shehri-Sebz (the Green City), the birth place of Timur (Tamerlane). Roads from Samarkand, Bukhara, Hissar, Balkh and Maimana meet here, and there are railway lines to Bukhara and Termez. The city is an exchange mart for carpets, knives, firearms. and the noted work of its coppersmiths ; it is also an educational centre with three colleges. Its water supply is stagnant and water-borne diseases are prevalent.