State Hamza Prize

State Prize of the Uzbek SSR Named After Hamza
Uzbek: Hamza nomidagi Oʻzbekiston SSR Davlat mukofoti / Ҳамза номидаги Ўзбекистон ССР Давлат мукофоти
Awarded foroutstanding achievement in literature, arts, and architecture
Date1964–1991
CountryUzbek SSR
RelatedAlisher Navoiy State Prize

The State Hamza Prize or simply the Hamza Prize, officially the State Prize of the Uzbek SSR Named After Hamza (Uzbek: Hamza nomidagi Oʻzbekiston SSR Davlat mukofoti, Ҳамза номидаги Ўзбекистон ССР Давлат мукофоти; Russian: Государственная премия Узбекской ССР имени Хамзы) was a state prize established in the Uzbek SSR in 1964 to recognize outstanding achievement in literature, arts, and architecture.[1] The prize was named in honor of Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, an early pioneer of literature in the Uzbek SSR.

  1. ^ Zufarov, Komiljon, ed. (1980). "Ҳамза Ҳакимзода Ниёзий номидаги Ўзбекистон ССР Давлат мукофоти". Oʻzbek sovet ensiklopediyasi (in Uzbek). Vol. 14. Toshkent: Oʻzbek sovet ensiklopediyasi. p. 367.