The Chirchiq or Chirchik ( uz, Chirchiq, Чирчиқ, russian: Чирчик) is a river of
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...
, a major right tributary of the
Syr Darya. It is in length and its basin has an area of .
The principal tributary is the
Ugom (right).
The river is formed at the confluence of the rivers
Chatkal
The Chatkal (russian: Чаткал) is a river of Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan and Tashkent Region in Uzbekistan. It is the left source river of the Chirchiq in the Syr Darya basin. In its upper course it is called ''Karakulja''.
The length of ...
and
Pskem
The Pskem (russian: Пскем) or Piskom ( uz, Piskom) is a river of Tashkent Region in Uzbekistan in the Pskem Mountains.
The river runs for (including its source river Oygaying) southwest with a basin area of . The origins of the river Pskem ...
, which form the
Lake Charvak
Lake Charvak ( uz, Chorvoq; from چهارباغ ''Char bagh'', "four gardens" in Persian) is a water reservoir in Boʻstonliq District in the northern part of Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan, separating Ugam (north), Pskem (east), and Chatkal (sou ...
reservoir. It flows through about 30 km of canyon in the upper reaches. Below, the valley widens and eventually joins the
Syr Darya. There are several dams on the river which serve both for electricity generation and irrigation. All main canals of
Tashkent
Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of 2 ...
, such as Bozsu,
Anhor, Salar, and Burijar are fed by the water from Chirchik. The river flows through or in close proximity to the cities
Xoʻjakent
Xoʻjakent ( uz, Xoʻjakent/Хўжакент, russian: Ходжикент, Khodzhikent) is an urban-type settlement in Boʻstonliq District, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекис ...
,
Gʻazalkent
Gʻazalkent ( uz, Gʻazalkent/Ғазалкент, russian: Газалкент, Gazalkent) is a city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Boʻstonliq District
Boʻstonliq is a district of Tashkent Region in Uzbekista ...
,
Chirchiq
Chirchiq, also spelled as Chirchik, ( uz, Chirchiq / Чирчиқ; russian: Чирчик) is a district-level city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is about 32 km northeast of Tashkent, along the river Chirchiq. Chirchiq lies in the Chatk ...
,
Tashkent
Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of 2 ...
,
Yangiyoʻl
Yangiyoʻl ( uz, Yangiyoʻl / Янгийўл; russian: Янгиюль, Yangiyul) is a district-level in Uzbekistan's Tashkent Region, 20 km from the city of Tashkent. It has a population of 61,700 people. Industry in the area includes textil ...
, and
Chinoz
Chinoz ( uz, Chinoz/Чиноз, russian: Чиназ, Chinaz) is a city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Chinoz District. It has an altitude
Altitude or height (also sometimes known as depth) is a distance m ...
.
A number of hydroelectric dams are built along the river.
References
Rivers of Uzbekistan
Tributaries of the Syr Darya
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