Parkent

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Parkent
Parkent
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Parkent
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 41°17′40″N69°40′35″E / 41.29444°N 69.67639°E / 41.29444; 69.67639
Country Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Region Tashkent Region
District Parkent District
Town status1984
Population
 (2016) [1]
 • Total
60,200
Time zone UTC+5 (UZT)

Parkent (Uzbek : Parkent) is a city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Parkent District. [2] Its population is 60,200 (2016). [1] It is home to the Solar furnace of Uzbekistan which is the largest solar furnace in the world by mirror surface area. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities](PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 146.
  2. ↑ "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
  3. ↑ "World's First Industrial Solar Furnace to Melt Steel Without Fuel or Electricity". December 7, 2022.
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