Chortoq
Uzbek: Chortoq | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 41°04′08″N 71°48′55″E / 41.06889°N 71.81528°E | |
Country | Uzbekistan |
Region | Namangan Region |
District | Chortoq District |
Town status | 1976 (town status), known from II century |
Population (2016)
[1] | |
• Total | 53,400 |
Time zone | UTC+5 ( UZT) |
Area code | +998 69 XX-XX-XXX |
Chortoq ( Uzbek: Chortoq — 4 hills) is a city in Namangan Region, Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Chortoq District. [2]
The name "Chortoq" means "4 hills" (from the Persian "chor" - 4 and the Turkic "togh, toq" - hill, mountain), which indicates 4 artificially created hills (hills) in the city, which served at one time for military-defensive and warning purposes.
Located in northern part of the Ferghana Valley (Fargʻona vodiysi) in eastern Uzbekistan.
Its population is 53,400 (2016). [1]