Baxt

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Baxt
Baxt
Town
M34 highway in Baxt
M34 highway in Baxt
Baxt is located in Uzbekistan
Baxt
Baxt
Location in Sirdaryo Province, Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°42′50″N 68°41′36″E / 40.71389°N 68.69333°E / 40.71389; 68.69333Coordinates: 40°42′50″N 68°41′36″E / 40.71389°N 68.69333°E / 40.71389; 68.69333
CountryUzbekistan
RegionSirdaryo Region
DistrictSirdaryo District
Settlement1899
Population
 (2000)[1]
 • Total10,100
Time zoneUTC+5

Baxt (Baht) is a town in Sirdaryo District of Sirdaryo Region in Uzbekistan.[2] The estimated population in 1968 was 9,100.[1]

History[]

Baxt was founded in 1899 as a settlement serving the passing loop #121 on the which connected Samarkand and Tashkent. In 1916, the passing loop was upgraded to a railway station. The station was named Velikoalexeyevskaya after the Russian prince Alexey, the apparent heir to the throne. In 1963, the settlement and the station were renamed Baxt بخت (which means "Happiness" in Persian). In 1980, Baxt was granted town status.[2]

Economy[]

Industry[]

As of the 1970s, in Baxt there were a construction materials plant and a cotton purification factory.[1]

Transportation[]

Baxt has a railway station on a railway connecting Tashkent and Samarkand via Guliston. The M34 highway connecting Tashkent and Dushanbe passes through Baxt as well. There are also local roads.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Бахт. Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
  2. ^ a b Поспелов, Е.М. (2001). Бахт. Географические названия мира: Топонимический словарь (in Russian). АСТ. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
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