Shovot

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Shovot, also Shavat, ({{langx|uz|Shovot}}/Шовот, شاوات; {{langx|ru|Шават|Shavat}}) is a town and seat of Shovot District in Xorazm Region in Uzbekistan.{{cite web|url=https://stat.uz/uploads/docs/soato(mhobt)_2020.xlsx|title=Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan|language=uz, ru|date=July 2020|publisher=The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics}} The town is located 37 km north-west of Urgench. It has a railway station on the line Turkmenabad - Beineu. The population was 20,600 in 1991,Большой энциклопедический словарь / Гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров.- М., 1997.- С. 1359 and 19,000 in 2016.{{cite book|url=http://e-library.namdu.uz/26%20%D0%95%D1%80%20%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B8%20%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80(%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F,%20%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0,%20%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B8%D1%8F%20%D0%B2%D0%B0%20%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%8F)/shaharlar%20geografiyasi.%20soliyev%20a.s.%20tashtayeva%20s.k.pdf|title=Shaharlar geografiyasi|trans-title=Geography of cities|language=uz|author1=Soliyev, A.S.|page=174}} It attained city status in 1981. It contains an Asphalt concrete plant.

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{{Xorazm Region}}

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Category:Populated places in Xorazm Region

Category:Urban-type settlements in Uzbekistan

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