Asaka, Uzbekistan

Asaka Asaka / Асака
Asaka Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°38′N 72°14′E / 40.633°N 72.233°E / 40.633; 72.233
Country	Uzbekistan
Province	Andijan Province
Tuman/City	Asaka City
Population (1989 census)
- Total	42,978

Asaka (Uzbek: Asaka / Асака; Russian: Асака) is a city in Andijan Province, Uzbekistan, to the east of Andijan in the Ferghana Valley.^[1] It was formerly known as Leninsk during the communist era. The first automobile assembly plant in Central Asia was opened there by an Uzbekistani-South Korean joint venture, UzDaewoo.

References

1. ^ "Asaka, Andijon, Uzbekistan," travelingduck.com website

See also

• List of renamed cities in Uzbekistan
• List of places named after Lenin

Coordinates: 40°38′N 72°14′E / 40.633°N 72.233°E / 40.633; 72.233