Shirin is a city in Sirdaryo Region of Uzbekistan. Shirin is administratively designated as a city of regional significance. Near Shirin, there is Syrdarya Power Plant and Farkhad Dam.Population: 14,000 (2004 estimate).HistoryThe city was established in 1972.The history of the city begins with a construction of power station in the early Syrdarinskaya 1970 - one of the largest power plants in the former Soviet Union.Prior to the establishment of the city the vicinity had small rural settlements.