Shoʻrchi
Shoʻrchi (Uzbek: Shoʻrchi/Шўрчи, Russian: Шурчи, romanized: Shurchi) is a city in Surxondaryo Region, Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Shoʻrchi District. The town population was 16,560 people in 1989, and 25,000 in 2016. It is mentioned in the works of Kudain and Ibn Khurdadbeh that there was a village of Barangi in the Shorchi region. There were several mosques in Barangi in the 11th and 12th centuries.
Shoʻrchi | |
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City | |
Shoʻrchi Location in Uzbekistan | |
| Coordinates: 38°00′40″N 67°47′15″E | |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Region | Surxondaryo Region |
| District | Shoʻrchi District |
| Town status | 1976 |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 25,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |
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