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Shirin, Uzbekistan

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Country
  
Uzbekistan

Time zone
  
UZT (UTC+5)

Local time
  
Sunday 1:34 AM

Region
  
Sirdaryo Region

Area
  
13.4 km²

Population
  
15,300 (2003)

Shirin, Uzbekistan

Weather
  
13°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 78% Humidity

Shirin is a city in Sirdaryo Region of Uzbekistan. Shirin is administratively designated as a city of regional significance. Near Shirin, there is Syrdarya Power Plant and Farkhad Dam.

Contents

Map of Shirin, Uzbekistan

Population: 14,000 (2004 estimate).

History

The city was established in 1972.

The history of the city begins with a construction of power station in the early Syrdarinskaya 1970 - one of the largest power plants in the former Soviet Union.

Prior to the establishment of the city the vicinity had small rural settlements.

References

Shirin, Uzbekistan Wikipedia