Pakhtakor, Uzbekistan

Pakhtakor (Uzbek: Paxtakor/Пахтакор, Persian: پخته‌کار, Uzbek: Paxtakor, Russian: Пахтакaр) is a town in Jizzakh Region, Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Pakhtakor District.

Pakhtakor
Pakhtakor
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°18′55″N 67°57′16″E
Country Uzbekistan
RegionJizzakh Region
DistrictPakhtakor District
Elevation
305 m (1,001 ft)
Population
 (1989)
  Total15,366
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)
Postal code
130900-130904[1]

Name

The word Pakhta(پخته) in Persian means cotton and kor from kar-, kardan(کار، کردن) "to do, to make", produces a job name from a noun.

In 1989, it had a population of 15,366, and has an estimated population of 23,593 in 2012.[2][3] In 1974 Paxtakor was granted city status. And at the same time in Uzbekistan those times was Pakhtakor FC. The city has a cotton-cleaning factory.[4]

References

  1. "Pochta indekslari - Jizzax filiali" (in Uzbek). pochta.uz. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. (in Russian). demoscope.ru. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. "Uzbekistan: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  4. ПАХТАКОР (in Russian). Энциклопедический словарь. 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
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