Bekabad
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Bekabad is a city in Toshkent Province
, Eastern Uzbekistan
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The city was founded in 1945 as Begovat and was renamed Bekabad in 1964. Population: 82,082 (1989 Census). Bekabad lies along both banks of the Syr Darya River
at the extreme southern tip of the region. It is an important industrial center, with a large steel mill and cement factory. The Farkhad dam
(architect Karakis J.Y.
) and hydroelectric plant, just upstream from Bekabad, is a major source of electricity and irrigation water for Uzbekistan.
Toshkent Province
Tashkent Province is a viloyat of Uzbekistan, located in the northeastern part of the country, between the Syr Darya River and the Tien Shan Mountains. It borders with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikstan, Sirdaryo Province and Namangan Province. It covers an area of 15,300 km²...
, Eastern Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
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The city was founded in 1945 as Begovat and was renamed Bekabad in 1964. Population: 82,082 (1989 Census). Bekabad lies along both banks of the Syr Darya River
Syr Darya
The Syr Darya , also transliterated Syrdarya or Sirdaryo, is a river in Central Asia, sometimes known as the Jaxartes or Yaxartes from its Ancient Greek name . The Greek name is derived from Old Persian, Yakhsha Arta , a reference to the color of the river's water...
at the extreme southern tip of the region. It is an important industrial center, with a large steel mill and cement factory. The Farkhad dam
Farkhad Dam
Farkhad Dam - Hydroelectric Station on the River Syr Darya, near the town of Shirin in the Syr Darya region of Uzbekistan.- Overview :Coordinates: 40 ° 13'19 "with. Sh. 69 ° 09'41 "to. etc...
(architect Karakis J.Y.
Joseph Yulievich Karakis
Joseph Yulievich Karakis - Soviet architect, urban planner, painter and teacher, one of the most prolific Kiev architects.Author of dozens building that are now considered architectural landmarks, more than two-thousand schools...
) and hydroelectric plant, just upstream from Bekabad, is a major source of electricity and irrigation water for Uzbekistan.