Toytepa

Toytepa
To'ytepa / Тўйтепа
Toytepa

Location in Uzbekistan

Coordinates: 41°03′N 69°36′E / 41.050°N 69.600°E / 41.050; 69.600Coordinates: 41°03′N 69°36′E / 41.050°N 69.600°E / 41.050; 69.600
Country  Uzbekistan
Region Tashkent Region
Population (2010)
 • Total 22,111[1]

Toytepa (Uzbek: To'ytepa / Тўйтепа; Russian: Тойтепа; literally "Joy Mount") is a town in the Region of Tashkent (Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan). The population of the town is estimated at 21,000.

Geography

Toytepa is located at 41°03′N 69°36′E / 41.050°N 69.600°E / 41.050; 69.600. The local time in Toytepa is UTC/GMT +5 hours.

History

Two Zoroastrian period ossuaries, dating to the 6th century, are kept in Samarkand museum.

Economy

Important cotton processing enterprises in Toytepa, mostly Uzbek-South-Korean joint ventures. Fluorspar, the most important source of fluorine, is mined at Toytepa.

References

  1. ↑ World Gazetteer.
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