Olmazor (town)
Olmazor | |
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urban-type settlement | |
 Polish War Cemetery in Olmazor | |
  Olmazor Location in Uzbekistan | |
| Coordinates: 40°57′52″N 68°40′48″E / 40.96444°N 68.68000°E | |
| Country |  Uzbekistan |
| Region | Tashkent Region |
| District | Chinoz District |
| Urban-type settlement | 1937 |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |
Olmazor (Uzbek: Olmazor, Russian: Алмазар, romanized: Almazar) is an urban-type settlement in Tashkent Region in eastern Uzbekistan. It is part of Chinoz District.[2] Its population is 6,700 (2016).[1]
History
[edit]During World War II, in 1942, the training centre of the Polish Anders' Army was located in Olmazor.[3] Polish soldiers trained there before fighting Nazi Germany. There is a Polish military cemetery in Olmazor.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 167.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Ziółkowska, Ewa (2002). "Polskie groby w Uzbekistanie i Kazachstanie. W 60. rocznicę polskiego wychodźstwa z ZSRR". Wspólnota Polska (in Polish). No. 3–4 (116–117). p. 65. ISSN 1429-8457.
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