Shovot

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Shovot
Town
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Shovot
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 41°39′21″N60°18′9″E / 41.65583°N 60.30250°E / 41.65583; 60.30250
Country Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Region Xorazm Region
District Shovot District
Population
 (2016)
  Total19,000
Time zone UTC+5 (UZT)

Shovot, also Shavat, (Uzbek : Shovot/Шовот, شاوات; Russian : Шават, romanized: Shavat) is a town and seat of Shovot District in Xorazm Region in Uzbekistan. [1] The town is located 37 km north-west of Urgench. It has a railway station on the line Turkmenabad - Beineu. The population was 20,600 in 1991, [2] and 19,000 in 2016. [3] It attained city status in 1981. It contains an Asphalt concrete plant.

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References

  1. "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.
  2. Большой энциклопедический словарь / Гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров.- М., 1997.- С. 1359
  3. Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities](PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 174.

41°39′N60°18′E / 41.650°N 60.300°E / 41.650; 60.300