Piskent

Piskent (Uzbek: Piskent, Russian: Пскент, Pskent) is a city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Piskent District.^[1] The town population was 24,405 people in 1989,^[2] and 34,900 in 2016.^[3]

Piskent
Town
Piskent Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°53′57″N 69°20′33″E
Country	Uzbekistan
Region	Tashkent Region
District	Piskent District
Town status	1966
Population  (2016)
• Total	34,900
Time zone	UTC+5 (UZT)

Notable people

• Yakub Beg (1820–1877), emir of Yettishar^[4]