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| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| Bekabad |
(by käbäd´) (KEY) , formerly Begovat (byg vät´) (KEY) , city (1989 pop. 82,082), Tashkent region, E Uzbekistan, on the Syr Darya River. It is an important industrial center, with a large steel mill and cement works. The Farkhad dam and hydroelectric plant, just upstream from Bekabad, is a major source of electricity and irrigation water for Uzbekistan. |
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