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 The Syr Darya (, ),, , ; rus, Сырдарья́, Syrdarjja, p=sɨrdɐˈrʲja; fa, سيردريا, Sirdaryâ; tg, Сирдарё, Sirdaryo; tr, Seyhun, Siri Derya; ar, سيحون, Seyḥūn; uz, Sirdaryo, script-Latn/. historically known ...

. 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 and 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

. 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 ...

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.

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Rivers of Uzbekistan Tributaries of the Syr Darya {{Uzbekistan-river-stub