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Parkent

Central Asia

Parkent is a city in Tashkent Region of Uzbekistan, and the capital of Parkent District. Its population is given as 60,200 in 2016. It received town status in 1984. It is home to the Solar furnace of Uzbekistan, which is the largest solar furnace in the world by mirror surface area. The Tashkent Region surrounds the national capital Tashkent and is the most developed region of the country. Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia, so Parkent has no coast.

Facts
Population
60,200 1
Elevation (m)
751 2
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Coastal
No 3
Time Zone
UTC+05:00 4
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1. Parkent (Wikipedia)
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Its population is 60,200 (2016).
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2. Opentopodata: SRTM 90 m elevation at the coordinates of Parkent
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  • SRTM 90 m elevation at the coordinates the article infobox gives for the town
    "elevation": 751.0
  • 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": 751.0
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3. Uzbekistan (Wikipedia)
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    Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a sovereign, doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia.
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead
    Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a sovereign, doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia.
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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 5:00
Quote, Heading above the two Uzbekistan zones, Asia/Samarkand and Asia/Tashkent, both with standard offset 5:00
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