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Parkent

Coordinates: 41°17′40″N 69°40′35″E / 41.29444°N 69.67639°E / 41.29444; 69.67639
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Parkent
Parkent
City
Parkent is located in Uzbekistan
Parkent
Parkent
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 41°17′40″N 69°40′35″E / 41.29444°N 69.67639°E / 41.29444; 69.67639
Country Uzbekistan
RegionTashkent Region
DistrictParkent District
Town status1984
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total60,200
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

Parkent (Uzbek: Parkent, Russian: Паркент) is a city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Parkent District.[2] Its population is 60,200 (2016).[1] It is home to the Solar furnace of Uzbekistan which is the largest solar furnace in the world by mirror surface area. [3]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ "World's First Industrial Solar Furnace to Melt Steel Without Fuel or Electricity". December 7, 2022.