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, also known by its native name Fargʻona, is a city in Uzbekistan that serves as the capital of the Fergana Region. Established in 1876, the city has a population of 299,200 and covers an area of 95.6 square kilometers. It is situated at an elevation of 590 meters above sea level and operates in the UTC+05:00 time zone. The local climate is classified as continental.

The city’s official names have included Фергана, Новый Маргелан, and Скобелев. Fergana is twinned with Cherkasy, Ivanovo, Yongin, and Novorossiysk. Its postal codes range from 712000 to 712200, with 150100 also listed. The city is described in sources such as the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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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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PM10: 33.3 µg/m³

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Key facts

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

Instance of: big city
Official name: Yeni Mərgilan
Country: Uzbekistan
Located in: Fergana Oblast
Official language: Uzbek
Population: 183037
Area: 95.6
Elevation: 590
Time zone: UTC+05:00
Official website: fergana.uz
Image: Фергана аллея.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Fergana
Commons category: Fergana
category for people born here: Q8077156
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Fergana
category of associated people: Category:People from Fergana
native label: Fargʻona, Фарғона
inception: 1876-00-00
postal code: 150100
twinned administrative body: Novorossiysk
P12749: Neuwied
Köppen climate classification: continental climate

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Travel guide

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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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Encyclopedic overview

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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.

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