Andijan
Sign in to saveAndijan ( ), also spelt Andijon () and formerly romanized as Andizhan ( ), is a city in Uzbekistan. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Andijan Region. Andijan is a district-level city with an area of . Andijan is the most densely populated city with density of 10,000 people/km2 and it had 747,800 inhabitants in 2024. Andijan is located in a tense border region at the south-eastern edge of the Fergana Valley near Uzbekistan's border with Kyrgyzstan.
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Andijan is a major city in Uzbekistan that serves as the administrative, economic, and cultural hub of its region, with a population of nearly 750,000 people making it one of the country's most densely populated cities. The city's location in the southeastern Fergana Valley near Uzbekistan's border with Kyrgyzstan has made it strategically and politically significant in a historically tense border area.
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Place details
- Locality
- Andijon shahri
- Region
- Andijon Viloyati
- Country
- Oʻzbekiston
- Population
- 747,800
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20 sectionsContents
- History
- Toponymy
- Early history
- 20th century
- 1902 earthquake
- Soviet era
- Post-Soviet Islamic fundamentalism
- May 2005 massacre
- Geography
- Climate
- Canals and rivers
- Vegetation
- Demographics
- Economy
- Etymology
- Education
- Main sights
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Andijan ( ), also spelt Andijon () and formerly romanized as Andizhan ( ), is a city in Uzbekistan. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Andijan Region. Andijan is a district-level city with an area of . Andijan is the most densely populated city with density of 10,000 people/km2 and it had 747,800 inhabitants in 2024. Andijan is located in a tense border region at the south-eastern edge of the Fergana Valley near Uzbekistan's border with Kyrgyzstan.
At more than 2,500 years in age, Andijan is the oldest city in Uzbekistan and one of the oldest cities in the Fergana Valley. In some parts of the city, archeologists have found items dating back to the 7th and 8th centuries B.C.E. Historically, Andijan was an important city on the Silk Road.