Paxtakor

Paxtakor (Uzbek: Paxtakor/Пахтакор, Persian: پخته‌کار, Russian: Пахтакaр) is a city in Jizzakh Region, Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Paxtakor District.[3] It had a population of 15,366 in 1989,[4] and 23,900 in 2016.[1] In 1974 Paxtakor was granted city status. The city has a cotton-cleaning factory.[5]

For other uses, see Pakhtakor (disambiguation).
Paxtakor
Paxtakor is located in Uzbekistan
Paxtakor
Paxtakor
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°18′55″N 67°57′16″E
Country Uzbekistan
RegionJizzakh Region
DistrictPaxtakor District
Elevation
305 m (1,001 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total23,900
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)
Postal code
130900-130904[2]

Meaning

The word Pakhta(پخته) in Persian means cotton and kor from kar-, kardan(کار، کردن) "to do, to make", produces a job name from a noun.

References
  1. Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 144.
  2. "Pochta indekslari - Jizzax filiali" (in Uzbek). pochta.uz. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. "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.
  4. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. (in Russian). demoscope.ru. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  5. ПАХТАКОР (in Russian). Энциклопедический словарь. 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
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