Paxtakor

For other uses, see Pakhtakor (disambiguation).
Paxtakor
Paxtakor is located in Uzbekistan
Paxtakor
Paxtakor
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°18′55″N 67°57′16″E / 40.31528°N 67.95444°E / 40.31528; 67.95444
Country Uzbekistan
RegionJizzakh Region
DistrictPaxtakor District
Elevation
305 m (1,001 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
23,900
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)
Postal code
130900-130904[2]

Paxtakor (Uzbek: Paxtakor/Пахтакор, Persian: پخته‌کار, Russian: Пахтакaр) is a city in Jizzakh Region, Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Paxtakor District.[3] It had a population of 15,366 in 1989,[4] and 23,900 in 2016.[1] In 1974 Paxtakor was granted city status. The city has a cotton-cleaning factory.[5]

Meaning

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.

References

  1. ^ a b Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 144.
  2. ^ "Pochta indekslari - Jizzax filiali" (in Uzbek). pochta.uz. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. (in Russian). demoscope.ru. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  5. ^ ПАХТАКОР (in Russian). Энциклопедический словарь. 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
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