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Margilan

Also known as Marguelane, Margelan, Marghilon

Margilan (, ) is a city in eastern Uzbekistan's Fergana Region. As of the 2024 census, its population was 253,500.

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Margilan is a city in the Fergana Region of Uzbekistan. It is situated at an elevation of 487 meters above sea level and covers an area of 40.83 square kilometers. The city’s official name is Marg‘ilon, and its official language is Uzbek. Margilan is located in the UTC+05:00 time zone.

The population of Margilan is recorded as 242,500. The earliest written record of the city dates to 801. It has a postal code of 151100. The city is described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Place details

Locality: Marg'ilon shahri
Region: Farg'ona Viloyati
Country: Oʻzbekiston
Population: 253,500
Timezone: Asia/Tashkent

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Margilan
Settlement.native_name: Marg‘ilon / Марғилон
Settlement.image_caption: Khonakhan Mosque and City Center aerial photo
Settlement.pushpin_map: Uzbekistan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Uzbekistan
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Fergana Region
Settlement.area_total_km2: 40.83
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_total: 242500
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.elevation_m: 487
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code
Settlement.postal_code: 151100
Settlement.area_code: (+998) 73
Settlement.mapframe: yes

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections

Contents

History
In antiquity
Economy
Main sites
Yodgorlik Silk Factory
Margilan Silk Factory
The Kumtepa Bazaar
Toron Mosque
Khonakhan Mosque
Geography
Population
See also
References

Margilan (, ) is a city in eastern Uzbekistan's Fergana Region. As of the 2024 census, its population was 253,500.

Margilan is located in the south of the Fergana Valley, where trade caravans from China traveled westwards and vice versa during the days of the Silk Road. Margilan has been renowned for its silk goods as far back as the 10th century.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Margilan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.