Gʻuzor

Gʻuzor (Uzbek: Gʻuzor; Tajik: Гузор; Russian: Гузар, romanized: Guzar; Persian: گذار) is a city in Qashqadaryo Region of Uzbekistan. It serves as the administrative center of Gʻuzor District.[2] Its population is 24,500 (2016).[1]

Gʻuzor
Gʻuzor / Ғузoр
City
Gʻuzor is located in Uzbekistan
Gʻuzor
Gʻuzor
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 38°37′15″N 66°14′53″E
Country Uzbekistan
RegionQashqadaryo Region
DistrictGʻuzor District
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total24,500
The Polish War Cemetery in G'uzor

The town is home to a Polish War cemetery, one of many along the route that General Anders' army took during the Second World War.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979[3]13,033—    
1989[4]17,253+2.84%
2000[1]21,300+1.93%
2016[1]24,500+0.88%
2022[5]49,700+12.51%

History

Guzar was one of the most important cities of the Bukhara Khanate.[6] The status of the city was assigned in 1977 (before that - a village). There is a Polish military cemetery in Huzar.

Geography

Located southeast of Karshi on the river Gʻuzordaryo, a tributary of the Kashkadarya.[6] There is a railway station of the same name in the city - a junction of railroads to Karshi, Kitob and Kumkurgan.

Sports

The football club "Shurtan" is based in Guzar, and in 2005-2013 and 2015-2017 played in the Uzbekistan Major League.

Economy

Processing of agricultural raw materials, construction company, chemical and agrochemical enterprises. Light industry enterprises are located in the city.

Social objects

A new sports complex with a modern football arena. Cemetery-memorial to Polish prisoners of war who were in Uzbekistan in the 1940s [7]

References
  1. Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 146.
  2. "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.
  3. Перепись-1979
  4. Перепись-1989
  5. "Qashqadaryo viloyati statistika boshqarmasi".
  6. Islamic cities in Russian periodicals of the 19th-early 20th century: a collection. Россия и Исламский мир. Vol. 1. М.: Садра. составитель Назим Межид ад-Дейрави. 2015. ISBN 978-5-906016-52-2.
  7. "Гузар, город - Узбекистан - Кашкадарьинская область".
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