Chiroqchi, written Chirakchi in Russian, is a city in Qashqadaryo Region, Uzbekistan, and the capital of Chiroqchi District. The settlement grew around the Chirakchi fortress, known since the 14th century, which was the center of a district of the Bukhara Khanate, and the ruins of the ancient city of Kishmishtepa, founded around the 5th to 6th centuries, lie nearby. It was designated the district center in 1977 and officially received city status in 1980. It stands on the Kashkadarya River in the southwestern foothills of the Zeravshan Range at about 510 metres above sea level. The city has a cotton ginning plant and a carpet factory, and its population is 23,800 in 2016.
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Elevation (m) Elevation Band Sources
1. Chiroqchi (Wikipedia)
2. Opentopodata: SRTM 90 m elevation at the coordinates of Chiroqchi
OpentopodataSRTM 90 m elevation at the coordinates the article infobox gives for the town
"elevation": 526.0
Elevation band of the SRTM 90 m elevation of the town (sea level up to 10 m, lowland up to 500 m, highland up to 1500 m, mountain above)
"elevation": 526.0
View the Source 3. Uzbekistan (Wikipedia)
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Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a sovereign, doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia.
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Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a sovereign, doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia.
View the Source 4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseHeading above the two Uzbekistan zones, Asia/Samarkand and Asia/Tashkent, both with standard offset 5:00Quote, Heading above the two Uzbekistan zones, Asia/Samarkand and Asia/Tashkent, both with standard offset 5:00
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