Settlement Type: | City |
Official Name: | Parkent |
Native Name: | Parkent |
Pushpin Map: | Uzbekistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 270 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uzbekistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | Uzbekistan |
Subdivision Name1: | Tashkent Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Parkent District |
Established Title: | Town status |
Established Date: | 1984 |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 60200 |
Timezone: | UZT |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 41.2944°N 69.6764°W |
Parkent (Uzbek: Parkent, Russian: Паркент) is a city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Parkent District.[1] Its population is 60,200 (2016).[2] It is home to the Solar furnace of Uzbekistan which is the largest solar furnace in the world by mirror surface area. [3]