Shovot
Town
Shovot is located in Uzbekistan
Shovot
Shovot
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 41°39′21″N 60°18′9″E / 41.65583°N 60.30250°E / 41.65583; 60.30250
Country Uzbekistan
RegionXorazm Region
DistrictShovot District
Population
 (2016)
 • Total19,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

Shovot, also Shavat, (Uzbek: Shovot/Шовот, شاوات; Russian: Шават, romanized: Shavat) is a town and seat of Shovot District in Xorazm Region in Uzbekistan.[1] The town is located 37 km north-west of Urgench. It has a railway station on the line Turkmenabad - Beineu. The population was 20,600 in 1991,[2] and 19,000 in 2016.[3] It attained city status in 1981. It contains an Asphalt concrete plant.

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. ^ Большой энциклопедический словарь / Гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров.- М., 1997.- С. 1359
  3. ^ Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 174.

41°39′N 60°18′E / 41.650°N 60.300°E / 41.650; 60.300

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