Baxt

Baxt (Baht) is a town in Sirdaryo District of Sirdaryo Region in Uzbekistan.[2] The estimated population in 1968 was 9,100.[1]

For other uses, see Baxt (surname).
Baxt

Baxt
Town
M34 highway in Baxt
Baxt
Location in Sirdaryo Province, Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°42′50″N 68°41′36″E
CountryUzbekistan
RegionSirdaryo Region
DistrictSirdaryo District
Settlement1899
Population
 (2000)[1]
 • Total10,100
Time zoneUTC+5

History

Baxt was founded in 1899 as a settlement serving the passing loop #121 on the Middle Asia Railway which connected Samarkand and Tashkent. In 1916, the passing loop was upgraded to a railway station. The station was named Velikoalexeyevskaya after the Russian prince Alexey, the apparent heir to the throne. In 1963, the settlement and the station were renamed Baxt بخت (which means "Happiness" in Persian). In 1980, Baxt was granted town status.[2]

Economy

Industry

As of the 1970s, in Baxt there were a construction materials plant and a cotton purification factory.[1]

Transportation

Baxt has a railway station on a railway connecting Tashkent and Samarkand via Guliston. The M34 highway connecting Tashkent and Dushanbe passes through Baxt as well. There are also local roads.

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References
  1. Бахт. Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
  2. Поспелов, Е.М. (2001). Бахт. Географические названия мира: Топонимический словарь (in Russian). АСТ. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
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