Fergana

Also known as New Margelan, Novi Margelan, Farghana, Farghona, Ferghana

Fergana (; , ) is a district-level city and the capital of Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan. Fergana is about east of Tashkent, about 75 km southwest of Andijan, and less than from the Kyrgyzstan border. The modern city was founded in 1876.

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Fergana is a city in eastern Uzbekistan that serves as the capital of Fergana Region, located roughly 75 kilometers southwest of Andijan and near the border with Kyrgyzstan. The city was founded in its modern form in 1876 and remains an important regional center in the area.

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Place details

Locality: Fargʻona shahri
Region: Farg'ona Viloyati
Country: Oʻzbekiston
Population: 299,200
Timezone: Asia/Tashkent

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Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Uzbekistan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Fergana Region
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1876
Settlement.government_type: City Administration
Settlement.leader_title: Hakim (Mayor)
Settlement.leader_name: Vosiljon Nazarov
Settlement.area_total_km2: 95.6
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_total: 299200
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.elevation_m: 590
Settlement.area_code: (+998) 73
Settlement.official_name: Fergana
Settlement.native_name: Fargʻona / Фарғона
Settlement.pushpin_map: Uzbekistan#West Asia

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Yeni Mərgilan
Population: 183037
Area: 95.6
Elevation: 590
Official website: fergana.uz
Image: Фергана аллея.jpg

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Commons category: Fergana
native label: Fargʻona, Фарғона
inception: 1876-00-00
postal code: 150100
P12749: Neuwied

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Fergana and its approach highways have 4G from all Uzbek carriers. As of Sep 2024, 5G has not reached town.

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Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The city was wrecked by an earthquake in 1966 and rebuilt in a distinct Soviet style. Margilan is so close to Ferghana, that it could be one of its neighborhoods (a seat in a damas costs 6000 som, 20 min). It is known for its bazaar and silk production — there are still many family silk factories that you can visit.

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== History == thumb|left|Gubernatorskaya street, 1913 Fergana first appears in written records in the 5th-century. However, archeological evidence demonstrates that the city had been populated since the Chalcolithic period. Like many other parts of Central Asia in the sixth and seventh-centuries, Fergana was ruled by the Western Turkic Khaganate. Although it was still predominantly inhabited by eastern Iranians, many Turks had also started to settle there. The city of Fergana was refounded in 1876 as a garrison town and colonial appendage to Margilan ( to the northwest) by the Russian Empire.