Shovot

Shovot, also Shavat, (Uzbek: Shovot/Шовот, شاۋات; Russian: Шават, romanized: Shavat) is a town and seat of Shovot District in Xorazm Region in Uzbekistan.[1] The town is located 37 km north-west of Urgench. It has a railway station on the line Turkmenabad - Beineu. The population was 20,600 in 1991,[2] and 19,000 in 2016.[3] It attained city status in 1981. It contains an Asphalt concrete plant.

Shovot
Town
Shovot is located in Uzbekistan
Shovot
Shovot
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 41°39′21″N 60°18′9″E
Country Uzbekistan
RegionXorazm Region
DistrictShovot District
Population
 (2016)
 • Total19,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

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. Большой энциклопедический словарь / Гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров.- М., 1997.- С. 1359
  3. Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 174.

41°39′N 60°18′E

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