Nurafshon

Nurafshon
Nurafshon / Нурафшон
Nurafshon is located in Uzbekistan
Nurafshon
Nurafshon
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 41°02′N 69°21′E / 41.033°N 69.350°E / 41.033; 69.350Coordinates: 41°02′N 69°21′E / 41.033°N 69.350°E / 41.033; 69.350
Country Uzbekistan
RegionTashkent Region
Area
 • Total30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population
(2021)
 • Total51,400
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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. It has an area of 30 km2 (12 sq mi) and the population of the city is 51,400 (2021).

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.


This page was last updated at 2022-06-11 13:45 UTC. Update now. View original page.

All our content comes from Wikipedia and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.


Top

If mathematical, chemical, physical and other formulas are not displayed correctly on this page, please useFirefox or Safari