Chorkesar

Chorkesar (Uzbek: Chorkesar/Чоркесар, Russian: Чаркесар, romanized: Charkesar) is an urban-type settlement in Namangan Region, Uzbekistan. It is part of Pop District.[1] The town population in 1989 was 1382 people.[2]

Chorkesar
urban-type settlement
Chorkesar is located in Uzbekistan
Chorkesar
Chorkesar
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 41°01′50″N 70°54′33″E
Country Uzbekistan
RegionNamangan Region
DistrictPop District
Urban-type settlement status1957
Population
 (1989)
 • Total1,382
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

In 2021 preparations for the environmental remediation a nearby former uranium mine, and also at Yangiabad, started with the assistance of a €2 million grant from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.[3]

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. Population census-1989 Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Clean-up set to start at Uzbek legacy uranium sites". World Nuclear News. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.


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