Britannica AI Icon
Adding us as a Preferred Source tells Google you trust our content, so our articles show up more often in your Google Search, Discover feed, and AI Overviews.
verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Feedback
Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login).
Thank you for your feedback

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

External Websites

Nawoiy, city, central Uzbekistan. Nawoiy is a natural-gas–based industrial city and a major chemical centre with industries that produce fertilizer and chemical fibres. There are also a large cement plant and a large district power station in the city. Pop. (2014 est.) 134,100.

Discover the fascinating events that shaped the world, straight from our editors.
By clicking ā€œSign Upā€, you consent to the Britannica Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.