Yangiyoʻl (; ) is a district-level in

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Tashkent Region Tashkent Region (; ) is a Regions of Uzbekistan, viloyat (region) of Uzbekistan, located in the northeastern part of the country, between the Syr Darya River and the Tien Shan Mountains. It borders Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Sirdaryo Region and Nama ...

, 20 km from the city of

Tashkent Tashkent (), also known as Toshkent, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uzbekistan, largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of more than 3 million people as of April 1, 2024. I ...

. It has a population of 61,700 people.

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in the area includes

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s and

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. The largest factories and plants in the city:

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Factory, Bio-chemical Plant, Oil Plant, Wine plant, Paper Factory, Brick Production Plant, Canned Food Plant. Some of the factories and plants are in great need of investments. There are 18 schools, 3 colleges and 1 academic lyceum in this city. All the other city facilities, such as a park, a cinema, restaurants, bars and cafes are also available for the people living in that area. The distance from Tashkent to Yangiyol is . Population: 80,000 (2001).

Famous persons

* Usman Yusupov -

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. * Azizullo Izzatullayev (1925 - 1991) is a state and public figure of Uzbekistan, deputy chairman of the executive committee of Yangiyol district (1962–1983), holder of the "War of the Fatherland" and "Mark of Honor" orders. * Darvishbek Rahmonov (8.04.1952) is the founder, organizer, artistic director of the exemplary circus troupe "Kaldirgoch" and a well-known figure of the circus art of Uzbekistan. * Ulugbek Soliboyev (4.08.1969 - public figure of Uzbekistan, head of the electrical industry department of Joint-Stock Company "Uzbekistan Temir Yollari", chief auditor. * Rauf Parfi is a poet. * Hamrokul Tursunkulov is a cotton expert, 3 times Hero of

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Labor.

History

Until

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, it was named after the Qovunchi settlement. It is located on the right bank of the Chirchik River. During

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, in 1942, the command of the Polish

Anders' Army Anders' Army was the informal yet common name of the Polish Armed Forces in the East in the 1941–42 period, in recognition of its commander Władysław Anders. The army was created in the Soviet Union but, in March 1942, based on an understand ...

was based in Yangiyoʻl, before it was evacuated from Uzbekistan to fight against

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. There is a Polish military cemetery in the city, where a famous Polish pharmacist Stefan Stenzel was buried.

References

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