Yangiyoʻl Explained

Official Name:Yangiyoʻl
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
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:61700
Timezone:UZT
Utc Offset:+5
Coordinates:41.1125°N 69.0467°W
Elevation M:350

Yangiyoʻl (Uzbek: Yangiyoʻl / Янгийўл; Russian: Янгиюль|Yangiyul) is a district-level in Uzbekistan's Tashkent Region,[1] 20 km from the city of Tashkent. It has a population of 61,700 people.[2] Industry in the area includes textiles and paper.

The largest factories and plants in the city: Confectionery Factory, Bio-chemical Plant, Oil Plant, Wine plant, Paper Factory, Brick Production Plant, Canned Food Plant. Some of the factories and plants are in great need of investments. There are 18 schools, 3 colleges and 1 academic lyceum in this city. All the other city facilities, such as a park, a cinema, restaurants, bars and cafes are also available for the people living in that area.

The distance from Tashkent to Yangiyol is 20km (10miles).Population: 80,000 (2001).

Famous persons

History

Until 1934, it was named after the Qovunchi settlement. It is located on the right bank of the Chirchik River.

During World War II, in 1942, the command of the Polish Anders' Army was based in Yangiyoʻl, before it was evacuated from Uzbekistan to fight against Nazi Germany.[3] There is a Polish military cemetery in the city.[3]

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: Urban and rural population by district. Tashkent regional department of statistics. uz.
  3. Ziółkowska. Ewa. 2002. Polskie groby w Uzbekistanie i Kazachstanie. W 60. rocznicę polskiego wychodźstwa z ZSRR. Wspólnota Polska. pl. 3–4 (116–117). 65. 1429-8457.