Gurlen ( Uzbek. Gurlan, Gurlan ) is an urban-type village in Uzbekistan , the administrative center of the Gurlen region of the Khorezm region of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
| Settlement | |
| Gurlen | |
|---|---|
| Uzbek Gurlan, Gurlan | |
| A country |  Uzbekistan |
| Region | Khorezm |
| History and Geography | |
| PGT with | 1992 |
| Center height | |
| Climate type | sharply continental |
| Timezone | UTC + 5 |
| Population | |
| Population | 27 300 people ( 2004 ) |
| Official language | Uzbek |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +998 6236 |
| Car code | 90 |
| xorezm.com | |
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Geography
The village is located northwest of Urgench , 20 km east of Shavat . The population as of 2004 was 27.3 thousand people.
History
One of the medieval cities of Khorezm. Gurlen was founded in the 11th century.
In the 20s of the XIX century it was a famous merchant city of the Khiva Khanate . [one]
Under Soviet rule, the status of a city was assigned since 1982 . [2] , however, in 1992, Gurlen was deprived of the status of a city and became an urban-type settlement.
Economics
Ginnery. Brickworks.
Notes
- ↑ Travel to Turkmenistan and Khiva in 1819 and 1820 of the Guard General Staff of Captain Nikolai Muravyov, who was sent to these countries for negotiations. M., 1822, p. 32
- ↑ GURLEN
Literature
- Big Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov.- M., 1997.- S. 1359