Shirin is a city in

Sirdaryo Region Sirdaryo Region (, russian: Сырдарьинская область, Syrdaryinskaya oblast) is one of the regions of Uzbekistan, located in the center of the country on the left bank of Syr Darya River. It borders with Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, T ...

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 ...

. Shirin is administratively designated as a city of regional significance, not part of a district. Near Shirin, there is

Syrdarya Power Plant Syrdarya Power Plant is a natural gas-fired power plant located in Shirin, Uzbekistan. Its ten units were commissioned in 1972–1981. The installed capacity of the power plant is 3,050 MW. Modernization of the Syrdarya Power Plant a bee ...

and

Farkhad Dam The Farkhad Dam (russian: Фархадская ГЭС) (also known as Dam-16) is a hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Spitamen District, Spitamen in Sughd Province, Tajikistan. It is a part of the Naryn-Syr Darya Cascade. The dam is locate ...

. Its population is 18,900 (2021).

History

The city was established in 1972. The history of the city begins with a construction of power station in the early Syrdarinskaya 1970 - one of the largest power plants in the former Soviet Union. Prior to the establishment of the city the vicinity had small rural settlements.

References

Populated places in Sirdaryo Region Cities in Uzbekistan {{Uzbekistan-geo-stub