Bekabad

{{Other uses|Bekabad (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Bekabad | native_name = Bekobod | official_name = | settlement_type = City | image_caption = Bekobod Orthodox Church | image_flag = | image_seal = | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Uzbekistan | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Uzbekistan | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name = 25px Uzbekistan | subdivision_name1 = Tashkent Region | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | established_title = City status | established_date = 1945 | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | area_magnitude = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_total_km2 = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_land_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_urban_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = <ref name=toshvilstat>{{cite web|url=https://toshvilstat.uz/files/292/demografiyaopen-data/1948/Hududlar-boyicha-shahar-va-qishloq-aholisi-soni.pdf|title=Urban and rural population by district|publisher=Tashkent regional department of statistics|lang=uz}}</ref> | population_total = 96900 | population_urban = | population_metro = | population_density_sq_mi = | population_density_km2 = | timezone = UZT | utc_offset = +5 | timezone_DST = not observed | utc_offset_DST = +5 | coordinates = {{coord|40|13|0|N|69|13|0|E|type:city_region:UZ|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 110500<ref name="SPR">{{cite web|title=Bekabad|url=http://uz.spr.ru/bekabad-i-bekabadskiy-gorodskoy-okrug/|work=SPR|access-date=22 January 2015|language=ru|archive-date=22 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122140851/http://uz.spr.ru/bekabad-i-bekabadskiy-gorodskoy-okrug/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | area_code = +998 9091<ref name="SPR"/> | website = | footnotes = }} '''Bekobod''' ({{langx|uz|Bekobod/Бекобод}} formerly ''Begovat'') is a district-level city in Tashkent Region, eastern Uzbekistan.<ref name=class>{{cite web|url=https://stat.uz/uploads/docs/soato(mhobt)_2020.xlsx|title=Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan|language=uz, ru|date=July 2020|publisher=The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics}}</ref> It lies along both banks of the Syr Darya River near Uzbekistan's border with Tajikistan.

Bekobod originally arose in connection with a cement plant. It received the status of a city in 1945. Until 1964, the city was known as Begovat.

Bekobod underwent rapid industrialization during the Soviet era. It has retained some of its industrial importance. Bekobod is home to a large steel mill and a cement factory. The Farkhad Dam and Farkhad Hydroelectric Plant lie just upstream from the city.

== History == Bekobod originally arose in connection with a cement plant.<ref name=EB>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Angren|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/58961/Bekabad|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=22 January 2015}}</ref> From 1942 to 1944, a steel plant was constructed in the town.<ref name="OʻzSE">{{cite encyclopedia |editor-first = Ibrohim | editor-last = Moʻminov | encyclopedia = Oʻzbek sovet ensiklopediyasi | title = Bekobod | language = uz | year = 1972 | volume = 2 | location = Toshkent | pages = 132 }}</ref> from 1943 to 1948, the Farkhad Dam and Farkhad Hydroelectric Plant were built near Bekobod.<ref name=EB/><ref name="OʻzME">{{cite encyclopedia | year = 2000–2005 | title = Bekobod | encyclopedia = Oʻzbekiston milliy ensiklopediyasi | location = Toshkent | language = uz }}</ref> The latter is a major source of electricity and irrigation water for Uzbekistan.

Bekobod received city status in 1945.<ref name="OʻzSE"/> Until 1964, the city was known as Begovat.<ref name="EL">{{cite encyclopedia | year = 1988 | title = Bekobod | encyclopedia = Ensiklopedik lugʻat | publisher = Oʻzbek sovet ensiklopediyasi | location = Toshkent | language = uz | id = 5-89890-002-0 | pages = 89 | volume = 1}}</ref><ref name="Akademik">{{cite web|title=Bekabad|url=http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/bse/68112/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B4|publisher=Akademik|access-date=22 January 2015|language=ru}}</ref>

== Geography == Bekobod lies along both banks of the Syr Darya River near Uzbekistan's border with Tajikistan. There are mountains to the northeast and southeast of the city. By road it is {{convert|140|km}} south of Tashkent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.216667,69.216667&q=40.216667,69.216667&hl=en&t=m&z=12|title=Bekabad|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=22 January 2015}}</ref>

=== Climate === Bekobod has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification ''Csa'') with continental influences. It has cold winters and hot summers.<ref name="OʻzSE"/> The average June–July temperature is {{convert|28|-|30|C}}. Sometimes the average June–July temperature reaches {{convert|40|C}}. The mean temperature in January is {{convert|-2|-|-3|C}}.

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{{Historical populations |percentages=pagr |source=<ref name="OʻzSE"/><ref name="OʻzME"/><ref name="EL"/><ref name="Akademik"/><ref name="Goroda.uz">{{cite web|title=Bekabad City|url=http://goroda.uz/%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4-%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B4-%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C/|publisher=Goroda.uz|access-date=22 January 2015|language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120140534/http://goroda.uz/%d0%b3%d0%be%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b4-%d0%b1%d0%b5%d0%ba%d0%b0%d0%b1%d0%b0%d0%b4-%d1%82%d0%b0%d1%88%d0%ba%d0%b5%d0%bd%d1%81%d0%ba%d0%b0%d1%8f-%d0%be%d0%b1%d0%bb%d0%b0%d1%81%d1%82%d1%8c/|archive-date=20 January 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="toshvilstat"/> |1959|40000 |1970|58000 |1982|73000 |2000|84400 |2009|101292 |2021|96900 |}}

== Economy == Bekobod remains an important industrial city in independent Uzbekistan. It is home to a large steel mill and a cement factory. There is also a brick factory, a meat-packing plant, a cotton plant, and many small and medium enterprises.<ref name="OʻzME"/> The Farkhad Dam and Farkhad Hydroelectric Plant lie just upstream from the city.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia | year = 2000–2005 | title = Farhod gidrouzeli | encyclopedia = Oʻzbekiston milliy ensiklopediyasi | location = Toshkent | language = uz }}</ref>

== Education == Bekobod has a medical institute and a vocational school.<ref name="OʻzME" /> ==Notable people== * Shoxrux Abduxalilov (born 1999), actor

== References == {{Reflist|2}}

== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150122160635/http://bekobod.uz/ Official website] {{in lang|en|ru|uz}} * [http://foto-planeta.com/np/151787/bekabad.html A photo galley of Bekobod ]

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Category:Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union Category:Cities in Uzbekistan Category:Populated places in Tashkent Region