Until 1934, it was named after the
Qovunchi settlement. It is located on the right bank of the
Chirchik River. During
World War II, in 1942, the command of the Polish
Anders' Army was based in Yangiyoʻl, before it was evacuated from Uzbekistan to fight against
Nazi Germany. There is a
Polish military cemetery in the city, where a famous Polish pharmacist,
Stefan Stenzel, was buried. ==References==