Chirchik (city)

The city is located in the north of Uzbekistan in the valley of the most watery river in the Tashkent region - Chirchik (translated as “noisy”, “noisy”). The river valley is of tectonic origin and is located between the spurs of Karzhantau and Chatkal ridge .

The history of the construction of the city of Chirchik begins on April 28, 1932 when the Council of Labor and Defense of the USSR, by its decree, began the construction of an electrochemical plant (now JSC "MAXAM-CHIRCHIQ") ^[4] and the Chirchik-Bozsui cascade of hydropower plants . The city laying ceremony was held on May 1, 1934, and on April 27, 1934, the Chirchik city council was formed by a resolution of the Presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the Uzbek SSR. The official birthday of the city is considered the date of May 1, 1935 ^[5] .

During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, the city became the center of mechanical engineering. Based on the equipment of the evacuated enterprises, the Chirchikselmash and Uzbekkhimmash factories and a transformer plant were built transformer plant, refractory and heat-resistant metals plant "UzKTZhM".

There are enterprises of the construction industry, the light and food industries are represented by shoe, clothing factories, a meat factory, etc. The machine -building industry is represented by the Chirchik Transformer Plant . Also in the city there is a large chemical plant JSC “MAXAM-CHIRCHIQ” (former "Electrokhimprom"). In the mid 40-ies of the XX century, this company performed very complex and responsible work in the framework of scientific research and design and technical work carried out in the USSR on an atomic project led by academician I. V. Kurchatov ^[6] .

Of the objects of the defense sphere in the city there is the Chirchik Aviation Mechanical Repair Plant , engaged in the repair and restoration of military helicopters Mi-8 and Mi-9 (Mi-8IV). In a grove west of the tank school Chirchik tank repair plant . Also within the city there are 15 DShBr (deployed in 9 mkrn. On the basis of the former 467 UP SPN GRU MO USSR), a heavy howitzer artillery brigade, an airfield protection regiment, a tank brigade, in the village of Azadbash (4 km from the city line in the direction of the transformer plant) On the basis of the legendary 15 ObrSpN, a training anti-terrorist center has been deployed, and an operating airfield for assault and fighter aircraft (including helicopter) is located on the outskirts of the city to the northeast (for 3 mcrn.) A large Tavaksay maximum security prison (located on the territory of the Bostanlyk region in the village of Tavaksay, 15 km from the city limits).

The population as of January 1, 2015 is 171.3 thousand inhabitants ^[1]

The city is mainly inhabited by Uzbeks and Kazakhs . There are also Kyrgyz , Tajiks , Russians , Ukrainians , Armenians , Tatars , Koreans , Jews , etc.

• Chirchik Higher Tank Command and Engineering School (ChVTKIU). Under Soviet rule, it was named after Marshal Rybalko . Initially, the school was called TVTKU - Tashkent Higher Tank Command School.
• The evening faculty of the Tashkent Polytechnic Institute (since 1995 - Chirchik State Technical College. Lost the status of a university, now - a secondary special educational institution).
• Academic Lyceum
• Chirchik Social and Economic College
• Industrial College
• Medical College
• 26 high schools
• Children's Art School No. 3 named after M. Ashrafi
• Children's Art School № 15 named. P.I. Tchaikovsky
• Children's Art School No. 7 named after Hamza

• The newspaper "Chirchik" (in Russian). Published since October 16, 1932.
• Newspaper "Chemist" (print edition of JSC "Maxam-Chirchiq").
• Newspaper "Chirchiq tongi" (in Uzbek).

The main means of transportation around the city are private fixed-route taxis and Isuzu NP37 buses, about 20 city routes in total. Buses are used on intercity routes to Tashkent, Gazalkent, Charvak, Yangibazar, and Daewoo Damas microwaves and Gazel minibuses are used on short routes. The railway line Tashkent - Khojikent passes through Chirchik. In the city itself there are 3 railway stations “Boz-su”, “Chirchik” and “Aranchi” and two stopping points, which are actively used for delivery and dispatch of raw materials and products of the enterprises “Maxam-Chirchik” and “Chirchik Transformer Plant”. For transportation of passengers ^[9] , the Tashkent-Khojikent electric train is used. There is also an international Chirchik-Almaty flight.

Chirchik - a city with a rectangular grid of streets, wide highways, typical residential buildings (master plans: 1933-1936, Gidrostroyproekt, Moscow, architects G. M. Orlov, M. I. Tarakanov, V. A. Lavrov, etc., in consultation with V. A. Vesnin; 1964, Uzgosproekt, chief architect P. A. Duda-Dudinsky. ^[7]

1. Babaev, Shukurullo
2. Khayrullaev, Furkat Hamidullaevich ~ 2013 ~
3. Rakhmanov Ibrahimjon Absamatovich

• Museum of Local Lore.
• Church of St. George in Trinity.
• The Cranes Memorial is dedicated to the participants of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
• Monument to Alisher Navoi
• Monument to Babur
• Monument to Waldemar Chalandin
• Monument to the Warrior Internationalist

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  Church of the Holy Trinity.

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  Alley in the city center

• Official site of the city of Chirchik
• Site of the newspaper "Chirchik"
• TSB : Chirchik