Charkesar

Charkesar (Uzbek: Chorkesar/Чоркесар, Russian: Чаркесар) is an urban-type settlement in Namangan Region, Uzbekistan. The town population in 1989 year was 1382 people.[1]

Charkesar
urban-type settlement
Charkesar
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 41°01′50″N 70°54′33″E
Country Uzbekistan
ProvinceNamangan Region
DistrictPap District
Urban-type settlement status1957
Population
 (1989)
  Total1,382
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

In 2021 preparations for the environmental remediation a nearby former uranium mine, and also at Yangiabad, started with the assistance of a €2 million grant from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.[2]

References

  1. Population census-1989 Archived 2012-02-04 at WebCite
  2. "Clean-up set to start at Uzbek legacy uranium sites". World Nuclear News. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.


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