Shirin is a city in Sirdaryo Region of Uzbekistan. It is administratively designated as a city of regional significance, not part of a district. Near Shirin there are the Syrdarya Power Plant and the Farkhad Dam, and its population is 18,900 as of 2021. The city was established in 1972, and its history begins with the construction of the Syrdarinskaya power station in the early 1970s, one of the largest power plants in the former Soviet Union. Before the city was established the vicinity had small rural settlements. Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia, so Shirin has no coast.
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1. Shirin, Uzbekistan (Wikipedia)
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Its population is 18,900 (2021).
History
The city was established in 1972.
View the Source2. Opentopodata: SRTM 90 m elevation at the coordinates of Shirin
OpentopodataSRTM 90 m elevation at the coordinates the article infobox gives for the town
"elevation": 314.0
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": 314.0
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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