Muruntau
Muruntau is an urban-type settlement in the Navoiy Region, Uzbekistan. Administratively, it is part of the city Zarafshon. The town's population in 1989 was 9193 people.- Type: Village
- Description: village in Uzbekistan
- Also known as: “Muruntov”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Muruntau gold deposit.
Muruntau gold deposit
Quarry
The Muruntau gold deposit is situated in the Qizilqum Desert of Uzbekistan. It is being mined in the world's largest open-pit gold mine with production believed to be of the order of two million ounces per annum. Muruntau gold deposit is situated 3½ km south of Muruntau.
Muruntau
- Categories: human settlement, residential area, and locality
- Location: Navoiy Region, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.52634° or 41° 31′ 35″ north
Longitude
64.59873° or 64° 35′ 55″ east
Elevation
581 metres (1,906 feet)
Open location code
8JH6GHGX+GF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Muruntau from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Muruntau” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مورونتاو”
- Dutch: “Muruntov”
- French: “Mourountaou”
- Irish: “Muruntov”
- Kazakh: “Мұрынтау”
- Persian: “مورونتاو”
- Russian: “Мурунтау”
- Tajik: “Мурунтов (шаҳрак)”
- Tajik: “Мурунтов”
- Uzbek: “Muruntov”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Solar farm and Muruntau Southeast Airport.
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