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Urban-type settlement in Navoiy Region, Uzbekistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Muruntau (Uzbek: Muruntov/Мурунтов, Russian: Мурунтау) is an urban-type settlement in the Navoiy Region, Uzbekistan. Administratively, it is part of the city Zarafshon.[1] The town's population in 1989 was 9193 people.[2]
Muruntau | |
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urban-type settlement | |
Coordinates: 41°31′36″N 65°35′54″E | |
Country | Uzbekistan |
Region | Navoiy Region |
City | Zarafshon |
Urban-type settlement | 1976 |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 4,320 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |
Near Muruntau in the Kyzylkum, also spelled Kyzyl Kum or Qizilqum, is the largest gold mine in the world the open pit Muruntau mine which is part of the Zarafshan gold complex and was operated by the Navoi Mining and Metallurgy Combinat (NMMC) though its Central Mining Administration (CMA) since 1964.[3]
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