Xoʻjaobod

Xoʻjaobod
City
Xoʻjaobod is located in Uzbekistan
Xoʻjaobod
Xoʻjaobod
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°39′55″N 72°34′00″E / 40.66528°N 72.56667°E / 40.66528; 72.56667
Country Uzbekistan
RegionAndijan Region
DistrictXoʻjaobod District
Town status1981
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
20,200
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

Xoʻjaobod (Uzbek Cyrillic: Хўжаобод, pronounced [χɵˌdʒaɒˈbɒt], romanized: Khojaabad), or formerly Khodzhaabad (Russian: Ходжаабад), is a town in Andijan Region, Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Xoʻjaobod District.[1] Its population was 12,831 in 1989,[2] and 20,200 in 2016.[3]

Xoʻjaobod is the site of the Dustlik border crossing leading to Osh, Kyrgyzstan, which has been unused in recent years.[4]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ Перепись-1989
  3. ^ Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 143.
  4. ^ "Kyrgyzstan Delegation Pays Landmark Uzbekistan Visit". EurasiaNet. October 3, 2016. Archived from the original on January 17, 2017. The large group of guests was ceremonially greeted by deputy Uzbek prime minister Adham Ikramov at the Dustlik ("Friendship") border crossing in Uzbekistan's Xoʻjaobod District, which sits adjacent to Osh and has lain unused for many years.
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