Chorvoq Explained

Official Name:Chorvoq
Native Name:Чoрвoқ
Pushpin Map:Uzbekistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uzbekistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Uzbekistan
Subdivision Name1:Tashkent Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Boʻstonliq District
Coordinates:41.6333°N 69.9417°W

Chorvoq (Uzbek: Chorvoq, Russian: Чарвак|Charvak) is an urban-type settlement in Boʻstonliq District, Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan.[1] The town is 575 metres above sea level and lies on the river Chirchiq, downstream from Lake Charvak, an irrigation and hydroelectric facility.

History

The 168-meter-high rock fill dam at Chorvoq was built in 1970. The lake Charvak reservoir was formed by the rivers of Mount Pskem, Kok Su and Chatkal.

On the land of the lake there were formerly some settlements, valleys, testimonials of early people, petroglyphs and other historical sights. But it was a time of extreme lack of cheap and environmentally sustainable power after the catastrophic 1966 earthquake, when the whole U.S.S.R. undertook to reconstruct Tashkent. The government then agreed to set up the Charvak hydroelectric power station (they had no more suitable location for that purpose). Researches of any thing, images and more than 150 monuments in that region were carried out by archaeologists and historians. 40 years after, most of these attractions are now under deposits of dirt and sludge.https://samarkandtours.com/uzbekistan/charvak/[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan. uz, ru. July 2020. The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics.
  2. Web site: Charvak Reservoir, Uzbekistan. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201205193958/https://samarkandtours.com/uzbekistan/charvak/ . 2020-12-05 . January 23, 2021.