Paxtakor ( uz, Paxtakor/Пахтакор, fa, پختهکار, russian: Пахтакaр) is a city in
Jizzakh Region
Jizzakh Region ( uz, Jizzax viloyati, Жиззах вилояти, جٮززﻩخ ۋٮلايەتى, russian: Джизакская область, Dzhizakskaya Oblast') is one of the regions of Uzbekistan. It is located in the center/east of the co ...
,
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 ...
. It is the capital of
Paxtakor District.
It had a population of 15,366 in 1989, and 23,900 in 2016.
In 1974 Paxtakor was granted city status. The city has a cotton-cleaning factory.
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
Populated places in Jizzakh Region
Cities in Uzbekistan
{{Uzbekistan-geo-stub