Spelling proper nouns: names of people, places, organizations, dates and waters

In the names of historical dates and holidays the first word is capitalized: Mustaqillik kuni (Independence Day), Navro‘z bayrami, Konstitutsiya kuni (Constitution Day), Xalqaro xotin-qizlar kuni (International Women’s Day), Yangi yil (New Year), Ro‘za hayiti. When a date is written with a numeral, a hyphen follows the numeral: 1-sentabr, 21-mart. In the names of water bodies and structures the first word is also capitalized: Orol dengizi (Aral Sea), Qora dengiz (Black Sea), Tinch okeani (Pacific Ocean), Katta Farg‘ona kanali (Great Fergana Canal), Chorvoq suv ombori (Chorvoq reservoir). Names of rivers, lakes and streams are often compound and joined: Sirdaryo, Amudaryo, Issiqko‘l, Chortoqsoy.