Olmazor (Uzbek: Olmazor, Russian: Алмазар, romanized: Almazar) is an urban-type settlement in Tashkent Region in eastern Uzbekistan. It is part of Chinoz District.[2] Its population is 6,700 (2016).[1]

History

During World War II, in 1942, the training centre of the Polish Anders' Army was located in Olmazor.[3] Polish soldiers trained there before fighting Nazi Germany. There is a Polish military cemetery in Olmazor.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 167.
  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. ^ a b Ziółkowska, Ewa (2002). "Polskie groby w Uzbekistanie i Kazachstanie. W 60. rocznicę polskiego wychodźstwa z ZSRR". Wspólnota Polska (in Polish). No. 3–4 (116–117). p. 65. ISSN 1429-8457.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almazar_(town)
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