G'azalkent
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Gʻazalkent Ғазалкент |
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| Russian : Газалкент (gas alkent) | |||
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 Uzbekistan
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| Province: | Toshkent | ||
| District: | Boʻstonliq | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 34 ' N , 69 ° 47' E | ||
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| Height : | 713 m | ||
| Residents : | 24,700 | ||
Gʻazalkent (or Russian Газалкент / Gasalkent , also written Gazalkent ) is a city in the Uzbek province of Tashkent . The city has a population of around 24,700, but this number is likely to be significantly higher today. Gʻazalkent is located on the Tschirtschik River , at the foothills of the Tian Shan Mountains and is about 60 kilometers from the Uzbek capital Tashkent , but is still within its sphere of influence.
The city is the administrative center of the Tumans Boʻstonliq .
The city was laid out during the Soviet period in 1932 and has officially had city charter since 1964. The city's population consists mainly of Uzbeks , Russians , Kazakhs , Tatars, as well as Russian- Germans and Soviet Koreans . The economy in Gʻazalkent is characterized by the manufacturing industry, to a lesser extent tourism also plays a role, which is concentrated in the region around the Tscharwak reservoir. There is also a hydroelectric power station nearby.
sons and daughters of the town
- Rafik Nischanow (* 1926), Uzbek politician
Web links
- gazalkent.net - fansite about the city (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from November 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
