Shoʻrchi () is a

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Surxondaryo Region Surxondaryo Region is a region ('' viloyat'') of Uzbekistan, located in the extreme south-east of the country. Established on 6 March 1941, it borders on Qashqadaryo Region internally, and Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan externally, goin ...

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. The capital lies at the city

Shoʻrchi Shoʻrchi (, ) is a city in Surxondaryo Region, Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Shoʻrchi District. The town population was 16,560 people in 1989, and 25,000 in 2016. It is mentioned in the works of Kudain and Ibn Khurdadbeh that th ...

. It has an area of and its population is 212,700 (2021 est.).

Settlements

The district consists of one city (

), 10

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s ( Elbayon, Toʻla, Yalti, Xushchekka, Qoʻshtegirmon, Kattasovur, Karvon, Gʻarmaqoʻrgʻon, Jarqishloq, Joyilma) and 10 rural communities (Qoʻldosh, Alpomish, Baxtlitepa, Savur, Elobod, Sohibkor, Dalvarzin, Jaloir, Shoʻrchi, Yangibozor).

Natives

* Shavkat Rakhmonov ―

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Mixed-Martial artist is born in Shoʻrchi.

References

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