Yakkabogʻ ( uz, Yakkabog’/Яккабоғ, russian: Яккабаг) is a city in Yakkabogʻ District of

Qashqadaryo Region Qashqadaryo Region ( uz, Qashqadaryo viloyati, Қашқадарё вилояти, قەشقەدەريا ۋىلايەتى; old spelling ''Kashkadarya Region'', russian: Кашкадарьинская область) is one of the regions of Uzbekist ...

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. It is the administrative center of Yakkabogʻ District. The town population was 17,402 people in 1989, and 20,600 in 2016.

History

There is a Polish cemetery from

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in the city. In 1954, the settlement near the Yakkabag railway station was granted the status of an urban-type settlement (посёлок городского типа) and officially named "Stanitsa Yakkabag." In 1978, it was transformed into the city of Yakkabag. The name "Yakkabag" in Uzbek translates to "Lonely Garden."

Etymology

The city name "Yakkabag" is derived from the combination of two words, "yakka" and "bog." The word "yakka" is used as a synonym for "lonely" and "solitary" words. The word "bog" originally comes from the old

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. Initially, "bog" was used only in the sense of "naked" or "bare," but later it also began to be used in the context of areas where various fruit trees were planted. "Yakkabag" implies an area where there are no dense forests or thickets, but rather an area enclosed by walls.

Location

Yakkabog is the administrative center of the

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), "Al-Maruf" (

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), cooperative farms, and farmer households. Agricultural activities in the district encompass cotton farming, fruit orchards, gardening, silkworm farming, and carpet weaving, among others.

Social sphere

There are Schools - 101, Libraries - 21, Preschool educational institutions - 91, Healthcare institutions – 20, Mosques - 19, children's music and sports schools, 9 vocational colleges, a city culture house, club institutions, a culture and recreation park, 2 hospitals, central and dental polyclinics, maternity hospitals, pharmacies, and cotton ginning factories provide services to the population. Bus service has been launched between the city of Yakkabog and neighboring district centers and the city of

Karshi Qarshi ( uz, Qarshi/Қарши, ; fa, نخشب ''Nakhshab'') is a city in southern Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Qashqadaryo Region. Administratively, Qarshi is a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlement Qashqadaryo. It ...

References

{{Qashqadaryo Region Populated places in Qashqadaryo Region Cities in Uzbekistan