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Chortoq

Coordinates: 41°04′08″N 71°48′55″E / 41.06889°N 71.81528°E / 41.06889; 71.81528
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Chortoq
Uzbek: Chortoq
City
Chortoq Bazaar
Chortoq Bazaar
Chortoq is located in Uzbekistan
Chortoq
Chortoq
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 41°04′08″N 71°48′55″E / 41.06889°N 71.81528°E / 41.06889; 71.81528
Country Uzbekistan
RegionNamangan Region
DistrictChortoq District
Town status1976 (town status), known from II century
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
53,400
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)
Area code+998 69 XX-XX-XXX

Chortoq (Uzbek: Chortoq — 4 hills) is a city in Namangan Region, Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Chortoq District.[2]

Etymology

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The name "Chortoq" means "4 hills" (from the Persian "chor" - 4 and the Turkic "togh, toq" - hill, mountain), which indicates 4 artificially created hills (hills) in the city, which served at one time for military-defensive and warning purposes.

Geography

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Located in northern part of the Ferghana Valley (Fargʻona vodiysi) in eastern Uzbekistan.

Population

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Its population is 53,400 (2016).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 144.
  2. ^ "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.