Chirchik (uzb. Chirchiq, Chirchiq) is a city in the Tashkent region of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The city of Chirchik got its name from the river of the same name – Chirchik, on the banks of which it is located. The railway station is 32 km northeast of the center of Tashkent.

Geography
The city is located in the north of Uzbekistan in the valley of the most abundant river in the Tashkent region – Chirchik (translated as “noisy”, “noisy”). The river valley is of tectonic origin and is located between the spurs of Karzhantau and the Chatkal Range.

History
The history of the construction of the city of Chirchik begins on April 28, 1932, when the Council of Labor and Defense of the USSR, by its decree, began the construction of an electrochemical plant (Uzb.) Russian. (now MAXAM-CHIRCHIQ JSC) and the Chirchik-Bozsu cascade of HPPs. On May 1, 1934, the ceremony of laying the foundation of the city took place; on April 27, 1934, the Chirchik City Council was formed by the decision of the Presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the Uzbek SSR. The official birthday of the city is May 1, 1935.

During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, the city became a center of mechanical engineering. On the basis of the equipment of the evacuated enterprises, the factories “Chirchikselmash”, “Uzbekkhimmash”, a transformer plant (uzb.) Russian transformer plant, a combine of refractory and heat-resistant metals “UzKTZhM” were built

Economy
There are construction industry enterprises, light and food industries are represented by shoe, clothing factories, a meat processing plant, etc. The machine-building industry is represented by the Chirchik Transformer Plant (uzb.) Russian .. There is also a large chemical plant JSC “MAXAM-CHIRCHIQ” (uzb.) Russian in the city. (former Electrokhimprom). In the mid-40s of the 20th century, this enterprise carried out very complex and responsible work within the framework of research and design work carried out in the USSR on the atomic project under the leadership of Academician I.V. Kurchatov.

Of the defense facilities in the city, there is the Chirchik Aviation-Repair-Mechanical Plant, which is engaged in the repair and restoration of military helicopters Mi-8 and Mi-9 (Mi-8IV). In a grove west of the tank school (Uzb.) Russian. Chirchik tank repair plant. Also within the city there are 15 DShBr (deployed in 9 microdistrict on the basis of the former 467 UP SPN GRU MO USSR), a heavy brigade howitzer artillery, an airfield security regiment, a tank brigade, in the village of Azadbash (4 km from the city limits towards the transformer plant), an anti-terrorist training center is deployed on the basis of the legendary 15 ObrSpN, at the exit from the city to the northeast (3 microdistricts) there is an active base airfield for attack and fighter aircraft (including helicopters). A large strict regime prison zone “Tavaksay” (located on the territory of the Bostanlyk district in the village of Tavaksay, 15 km from the city limits).

Architecture and urban planning
Chirchik is a city with a rectangular grid of streets, wide highways, typical residential buildings (general plans: 1933-1936, Gidrostroyproekt, Moscow, architects G. M. Orlov, M. I. Tarakanov, V. A. Lavrov and others, with the advice of V. A. Vesnin, 1964, Uzgosproekt, chief architect P. A. Duda-Dudinsky.