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Qamashi

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Qamashi is a city in Qamashi District of Qashqadaryo Region in Uzbekistan, and the capital of Qamashi District. Its town population was 22,270 people in 1989, 34,000 in 2005 and 39,100 in 2016. The road from Qamashi to Karshi is 63 km long, and buses and route taxis link it to the regional centre. According to local information the name Qamashi is derived from the name of the kamaychi branch of the Uzbek Kungirot clan. The city has a cotton gin, a building materials factory, a leather processing enterprise, a wool factory, the Langar Ota shrine, two lyceums and a central library. Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia, so Qamashi has no coast.

Facts
Population
39,100 1
Elevation (m)
518 2
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Coastal
No 3
Time Zone
UTC+05:00 4
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1. Qamashi (Wikipedia)
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The town population was 22,270 people in 1989, 34,000 in 2005, and 39,100 in 2016
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2. Opentopodata: SRTM 90 m elevation at the coordinates of Qamashi
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  • SRTM 90 m elevation at the coordinates the article infobox gives for the town
    "elevation": 518.0
  • 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": 518.0
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3. Uzbekistan (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead, landlocked country
    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.
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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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