Muborak
Muborak/Муборак | |
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City | |
  Muborak Location in Uzbekistan | |
| Coordinates: 39°15′36″N 65°09′00″E / 39.26000°N 65.15000°E | |
| Country |  Uzbekistan |
| Region | Qashqadaryo Region |
| District | Muborak District |
| City status | 1974 |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 30,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (not observed) |
| Postal code | 180900[1] |
| Area code | +998 7567[1] |
Muborak (Uzbek: Muborak/Муборак, Russian: Мубарек, romanized: Mubarek) is a small city located in Qashqadaryo Region of Uzbekistan. The city is the administrative center of Muborak District.[2] Its population is 30,100 (2016).[3]
Muborak originally arose in connection with an oil refinery. It received the status of a city in 1974. The word muborak means "gracious" in Uzbek.
Muborak is currently an important oil and gas city in independent Uzbekistan. It is home to the Muborak Gas Processing Plant, one of the largest of its type in the country. The city is also known for its football team Mashʼal.
- ^ a b "Mubarek". SPR (in Russian). Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
- ^ Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 146.