Fergana (Uzbek: Fargʻona, Фарғона, pronounced), (Persian: فرغانه) or Ferghana, also Farghana is a district-level city and the capital of Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan. [2] Fergana is about 320 km east of Tashkent, about 75 km southwest of Andijan, and less than 20 km from the Kyrgyzstan border. The modern city was founded ...

Fergana Valley is a valley in Central Asia, lying mostly in eastern Uzbekistan, extending into southern Kyrgyzstan and northern Tajikistan. Encompassing three former Soviet republics, the valley is ethnically diverse and relations among the countries are tense.

Fergana Region[a][b] is one of the regions of Uzbekistan, located in the southern part of the Fergana Valley in the far east of the country. It borders the Namangan and Andijan Regions of Uzbekistan, as well as Kyrgyzstan (Batken and Osh Regions) and Tajikistan (Sughd Region). Its capital is the city of Fergana. [1] .

Fergana Valley, enormous depression between the Tien Shan and Gissar and Alay mountain systems, lying mainly in eastern Uzbekistan and partly in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The roughly triangular valley has an area of 8,500 square miles (22,000 square km).

Fergana, city, eastern Uzbekistan. It lies at the foot of the Alay Mountains in the southern part of the Fergana Valley. It was founded by the Russians in 1877 as the military and administrative centre of the province of Fergana, formed from the newly conquered khanate of Kokand (Quqŏn).

2024年6月28日 · One of the traditional mahallah’s in the Fergana Valley of Uzbekistan. The Fergana Valley has been inhabited since ancient times. It was an important crossroads along the Silk Road, facilitating trade and cultural exchange between China, Central Asia, and the Mediterranean region.

The Fergana Valley, sometimes spelled ‘Farghana’ or ‘Ferghana’, is a three-sided valley that connects Northern Tajikistan to the southerly end of Kyrgyzstan and the easterly section of Uzbekistan in Central Asia.

Ferghana is located in the southern part of the Ferghana Valley and is considered one of the youngest cities in Uzbekistan. It was founded in 1876, after the accession of the Kokand Khanate to the Russian Empire. The construction site was only 12 km. from Margilan and received the name New Margilan.

As the regional centre of tsarist and Soviet rule, the town of Fergana has grown into the valley's third-largest city, with a population of 220,000-230,000. In fact, Fergana is the valley’s least ancient and least Uzbek city.

2025年1月12日 · While places like Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva remain in the spotlight, the Fergana Valley, this 22,000 sq. km. salient in the east part of Uzbekistan, is a markedly different region, culturally, geographically, and ethnically. And it patiently waits to be explored! Do you want a different Uzbekistan?