Chorkesar ( uz, Chorkesar/Чоркесар, russian: Чаркесар, Charkesar) is an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

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 ...

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 ...

. It is part of

Pop District Pop is a district of Namangan Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Pop. Its area is 741 km2. Its population is 222,700 (2021 est.). The district consists of one city (Pop), 15 urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussi ...

. The town population in 1989 was 1382 people.Population census-1989
In 2021 preparations for the environmental remediation a nearby former

uranium mine Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground. Over 50 thousand tons of uranium were produced in 2019. Kazakhstan, Canada, and Australia were the top three uranium producers, respectively, and together account ...

, and also at

Yangiabad Yangiobod ( uz, Yangiobod, russian: Янгиабад, Yangiabad) is a city located in the Angren municipality of Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. Its population is 8,900 (2016). A secret town during the Soviet Union because of the uranium mine prese ...

, started with the assistance of a €2 million grant from the

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is an international financial institution founded in 1991. As a multilateral developmental investment bank, the EBRD uses investment as a tool to build market economies. Initially fo ...

References

Populated places in Namangan Region Urban-type settlements in Uzbekistan {{Uzbekistan-geo-stub