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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 ...

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Namangan Region Namangan Region ( uz, Namangan viloyati/Наманган вилояти, نەمەنگەن ۋىلايەتى; russian: Наманганская область, ''Namanganskaya oblast'') is one of the regions of Uzbekistan, located in the southern p ...

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. It is the administrative center of Chortoq District.

Etymology

The name "Chortoq" means "4 hills" (from the

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''"chor"'' - 4 and the

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''"togh, toq"'' - hill, mountain), which indicates 4 artificially created hills (hills) in the city, which served at one time for military-defensive and warning purposes.

Geography

Located in northern part of the

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(Fargʻona vodiysi) in eastern Uzbekistan.

Population

Its population is 53,400 (2016).

References

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