Muborak ( uz, Muborak/Муборак, russian: Мубарек, Mubarek) is a small city located in Qashqadaryo Region 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 cou ...

. The city is the administrative center of

Muborak District Muborak District is a district of Qashqadaryo Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Muborak. It has an area of and its population is 88,200 (2021 est.). The district consists of one city (Muborak), 5 urban-type settlement Urban-typ ...

. Its population is 30,100 (2016). Muborak originally arose in connection with an oil refinery. It received the status of a city in 1974. The word ''muborak'' means "gracious" in Uzbek. Muborak is currently an important oil and gas city in independent Uzbekistan. It is home to the Muborak Gas Processing Plant, one of the largest of its type in the country. The city is also known for its football team Mashʼal.

History

According to a local legend, Muborak got its name from the name of the village of Xoʻjamuborak which had been created in honor of the Islamic scholar Abdullah bin al-Mubarak al-Marwazi. The word ''muborak'' means "gracious" in Uzbek. Muborak originally arose in connection with an oil refinery. It was made into a city in 1974.

Geography

By road Muborak is southwest 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 ...

Climate

Muborak has a

cool arid climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk''), is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

''BWk''). The city has chilly winters, but very hot and dry summers. The average June temperature is about . The mean temperature in January is around .

Demographics

Muborak had a population of 30,100 in 2016. Representatives of many ethnic groups can be found in the town. Uzbeks are the largest ethnic group.

Economy

Muborak was not heavily industrialized during

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

times: it was a small town specializing in animal husbandry. It has become a notable industrial city in independent Uzbekistan. Currently, it has a large oil and gas industry. The town is home to the Muborak Gas Processing Plant, one of the largest of its type in the country.

Education

Muborak is home to three colleges and one vocational school. There are also several secondary schools in the city.

Mubarek zone

The town was the site of the proposed Crimean Tatar

Mubarek zone The Mubarek zone (, crh, Mubarek zonası) was a failed proposal by the government of the Soviet Union promoted by the KGB throughout the 1970s and 80's to push exiled Crimean Tatars (referred to as "people of Tatar nationality that formerly lived ...

in the 1980s, although said district never came to fruition.

References

{{Qashqadaryo Region Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union Cities in Uzbekistan Populated places in Qashqadaryo Region