Chorkesar
Urban-type settlement in Namangan Region, Uzbekistan
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Chorkesar (Uzbek: Chorkesar/Чоркесар, Russian: Чаркесар, romanized: Charkesar) is an urban-type settlement in Namangan Region, Uzbekistan. It is part of Pop District.[1] The town population in 1989 was 1382 people.[2]
Chorkesar | |
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urban-type settlement | |
  Chorkesar Location in Uzbekistan | |
| Coordinates: 41°01′50″N 70°54′33″E | |
| Country |  Uzbekistan |
| Region | Namangan Region |
| District | Pop District |
| Urban-type settlement status | 1957 |
| Population (1989) | |
• Total | 1,382 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |
In 2021 preparations for the environmental remediation a nearby former uranium mine, and also at Yangiabad, started with the assistance of a €2 million grant from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.[3]
