- Sirdaryo Province
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capital =Guliston
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footnotes =Sirdarya Province ( _uz. Sirdaryo viloyati, Сирдарё вилояти) is a
viloyat (province) ofUzbekistan , located in the center of the country on the left bank ofSyr Darya River. It borders with (Kazahstan),Tajikstan ,Toshkent Province andJizzakh Province . It covers an area of 5,100 km², and is mostly desert, with theStarving Steppe taking up a significant part of the province's area. The population is estimated to be around 648,100.Administration
Srydarya Province is divided into 9 administrative districts. The capital is the city of
Guliston (pop. est. 54,000 inhabitants). Other cities and towns include Baxt, Boyovut, Farhod, Qahramon, Sayhun, Sirdaryo, Shirin andYangiyer .Climate
The climate is a typically arid
continental climate with extreme differences between winter and summer temperatures.Economy
The economy is based on
cotton andcereal crops, with strong reliance onirrigation and oncattle breeding. Minor crops include forage plants, vegetables,melons ,gourds ,potatoes ,maize , a variety offruit andgrapes . Industry consists of construction materials, irrigation equipment and raw-cotton processing.Srydarya contains one of Uzbekistan's largest
hydroelectric power plant s, which generates one third of the country's electricity.
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