Muborak (, ) is a small city located in

Qashqadaryo Region Qashqadaryo Region is one of the regions of Uzbekistan, located in the south-eastern part of the country in the basin of the river Qashqadaryo (river), Qashqadaryo and on the western slopes of the Pamir-Alay mountains. It borders with Tajikistan, ...

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. The city is the administrative center of

Muborak District Muborak District is a Districts of Uzbekistan, district of Qashqadaryo Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Muborak. It has an area of and its population is 88,200 (2021 est.). The district consists of one city (Muborak), 5 urban-typ ...

. Its population is 30,100 (2016). Muborak originally arose in connection with an oil refinery. It received the status of a city in 1974. The word ''muborak'' means "gracious" in Uzbek. Muborak is currently an important oil and gas city in independent Uzbekistan. It is home to the Muborak Gas Processing Plant, one of the largest of its type in the country. The city is also known for its football team Mashʼal.

History

According to a local legend, Muborak got its name from the name of the village of Xoʻjamuborak which had been created in honor of the Islamic scholar Abdullah bin al-Mubarak al-Marwazi. The word ''muborak'' means "gracious" in Uzbek. Muborak originally arose in connection with an oil refinery. It was made into a city in 1974.

Geography

By road Muborak is southwest 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 ...

Climate

Muborak has a

cool arid climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk'') is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...

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''BWk''). The city has chilly winters, but very hot and dry summers. The average June temperature is about . The mean temperature in January is around .

Demographics

Muborak had a population of 30,100 in 2016. Representatives of many ethnic groups can be found in the town. Uzbeks are the largest ethnic group.

Economy

Muborak was not heavily industrialized during

Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

times: it was a small town specializing in animal husbandry. It has become a notable industrial city in independent Uzbekistan. Currently, it has a large oil and gas industry. The town is home to the Muborak Gas Processing Plant, one of the largest of its type in the country.

Education

Muborak is home to three colleges and one vocational school. There are also several secondary schools in the city.

Mubarek zone

The town was the site of the proposed Crimean Tatar

Mubarek zone Mubarek zone was the name given to a Soviet-Uzbek project to promote Crimean Tatar settlement into the newly formed Mubarek District of the Uzbek SSR, instead of allowing for them to return to their homeland in the Crimea. The project was very un ...

in the 1980s, although said district never came to fruition.

Notable People

Artyom Filiposyan Artyom Filiposyan (, born 6 January 1988) is an Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Career Club He began his playing career at Mash'al Mubarek. After two seasons he moved to Nasaf Qarshi where he spent three seasons. In ...

, Uzbek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back of Armenian descent.

References

{{Qashqadaryo Region Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union Cities in Uzbekistan Populated places in Qashqadaryo Region