Uchqoʻrgʻon
Uchqoʻrgʻon (Uzbek: Uchqoʻrgʻon) is a city and seat of Uchqoʻrgʻon District in Namangan Region in eastern Uzbekistan. In 1989 it had a population of 23,772, and 40,000 in 2016.
In 1969 Uchqoʻrgʻon was granted city status. The city has cotton-cleaning and oil-extracting factories.
Ittifoq settlement is located nearby.
Etimology
Uchqoʻrgʻon is translated from Uzbek as "three kurgan" or "three fortifications".
References
- ^ Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 144.
- ^ Наманганская область (in Russian). pochta.uz. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. (in Russian). demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ УЧКУРГАН (in Russian). Энциклопедический словарь. 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
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