Angren, Uzbekistan
Encyclopedia
Angren is a city in eastern Uzbekistan
70 mi (112.7 km) east of Tashkent
. It was founded in 1946 as a center for the Uzbek SSR
's coal industry. It is located on the Angren River
.
A notable industrial
town, it has a large construction-materials industry, a rubber processing plant and a power station
.
Prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union
, the city had a significant Russian population. The population of the city has declined since the early 1990s because of very poor living conditions, unemployment and mass immigration. In 1992 it had a population of 133,000 but as of 2005 it was 126,962.
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....
70 mi (112.7 km) east of Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
. It was founded in 1946 as a center for the Uzbek SSR
Uzbek SSR
The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Uzbek SSR for short, was one of the republics of the Soviet Union since its creation in 1924...
's coal industry. It is located on the Angren River
Angren River
The Angren River also known as Achangaran is a river of Tashkent Province in Uzbekistan.It flows for 223 km and has a basin area of 5,260 km ². It flows through the town of Angren, Uzbekistan.A dam is built over the river....
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A notable industrial
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
town, it has a large construction-materials industry, a rubber processing plant and a power station
Power station
A power station is an industrial facility for the generation of electric energy....
.
Prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, the city had a significant Russian population. The population of the city has declined since the early 1990s because of very poor living conditions, unemployment and mass immigration. In 1992 it had a population of 133,000 but as of 2005 it was 126,962.
Notable native
- Ilyos Zeytulayev - A regular for the Uzbekistan national football teamUzbekistan national football teamThe Uzbekistan national football team represents Uzbekistan in association football and is controlled by the Uzbekistan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Uzbekistan...
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