Official Name: | Yangiobod |
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: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Angren |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 8900 |
Timezone: | UZT |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 41.1192°N 70.0942°W |
Yangiobod (Uzbek: Yangiobod, Russian: Янгиабад|Yangiabad) is a city located in the Angren municipality of Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan.[1] Its population is 8,900 (2016).[2]
A secret town during the Soviet Union because of the uranium mine present, these days no uranium is mined anymore and the town is known as a summer holiday resort for locals from Tashkent.[3] A couple of kilometers from the town there is a mineral water spring which is mainstream in the town and different urban areas.[4]
In 2021 preparations for the environmental remediation at the former mine, and also at Charkesar, started with the assistance of a €2 million grant from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.[5]