Bekobod (Uzbek: Bekobod/Бекобод formerly Begovat) is a district-level city in Tashkent Region, eastern Uzbekistan.
[3] It lies along both banks of the Syr Darya River near Uzbekistan's border with Tajikistan.
Bekobod is home to a large steel mill and a cement factory.
[4][6] The latter is a major source of electricity and irrigation water for Uzbekistan.
[7][8] Bekobod lies along both banks of the Syr Darya River near Uzbekistan's border with Tajikistan.
Bekobod remains an important industrial city in independent Uzbekistan.