Kitob District "Gyps fulvus", "Aegypius monachus", "Aquila chrysaetos" and "Gypaetus barbatus". Animals include "Hystrix leucura"(Indian crested porcupine), "Canis lupus"(Grey wolf), "Vulpes vulpes" (Red fox), "Ursus arctos isabellinus" (Himalayan brown bear), "Martes foina" (Stone Marten), "Meles meles" (European badger) and "Sus scrofa"(wild boar). Kitob District Kitob District (Uzbek: Kitob tumani) is a district of Qashqadaryo Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at Kitab. The district is mainly located on the southern slopes of the Zarafshan Range. The population of the district is overwhelming Tajik, with the Kitob town being almost entirely inhabited by that ethnic group. In 1979, the Kitab Zapovednik (Geological) reserve
Premiership of Meles Zenawi The most significant reform regarding land use after Meles took power was the dissolution of the collective farms and redistribution of land at local levels. The demand for land ownership, expressed in the slogan "Land to the tiller," was central in toppling the feudal monarchy. The demand, however, was not fully answered. The new constitution, in Article 40, section 3, states that, "The right to own rural and urban land as well as natural resources belongs only to the state and the people". The farmers have land use rights, but uncertain transfer rights. Starting in 2008, this land policy was