Parkent

Parkent Parkent
City
Parkent Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 41°17′40″N 69°40′35″E
Country	Uzbekistan
Region	Tashkent Region
District	Parkent District
Town status	1984
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	60,200
Time zone	UTC+5 (UZT)

Parkent (Uzbek: Parkent, Russian: Паркент) is a city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Parkent District.^[2] Its population is 60,200 (2016).^[1] It is home to the Solar furnace of Uzbekistan which is the largest solar furnace in the world by mirror surface area. ^[3]

References

1. Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 146.
2. "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.
3. "World's First Industrial Solar Furnace to Melt Steel Without Fuel or Electricity". December 7, 2022.