Nurafshon
Nurafshon
Nurafshon / Нурафшон | |
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![]() ![]() Nurafshon Location in Uzbekistan | |
Coordinates: 41°02′N 69°21′E / 41.033°N 69.350°ECoordinates: 41°02′N 69°21′E / 41.033°N 69.350°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Tashkent Region |
Area | |
• Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 51,400 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 |
Nurafshon (Uzbek: Nurafshon / Нурафшон) is a district-level city and the administrative centre of Tashkent Region in Uzbekistan. It is also the seat of the Oʻrtachirchiq District, but not part of it.[2] It has an area of 30 km2 (12 sq mi)[3] and the population of the city is 51,400 (2021).[1]
Until 2017, the town was known as Toytepa. The towns Yangihayot and Chigirik are part of the city.
History[]
Two Zoroastrian period ossuaries, dating to the 6th century, are kept in the Samarkand museum.
Economy[]
Important cotton processing enterprises exist in Nurafshon, mostly due to Uzbek-South Korean joint ventures. Fluorspar, the most important source of fluorine, is mined at Nurafshon.
References[]
- ^ a b "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Tashkent regional department of statistics.
- ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
- ^ "Toshkent viloyatining ma`muriy-hududiy bo`linishi" [Administrative-territorial division of the Tashkent Region] (PDF) (in Uzbek). Tashkent regional department of statistics.
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- Uzbekistan geography stubs
- Populated places in Tashkent Region
- Cities in Uzbekistan