Özgön
Sign in to save300px|thumb|Map of Central Asia in the 8th century C.E., showing the city of Uzkand (top right, at the Eastern extremity of Fergana Valley|Farghana) 300px|thumb|French map (1882) of the Fergana valley, showing the city (centre right) under the name of Oûsgent Özgön () or Uzgen () is a town in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. It is a city of district significance and the seat of Özgön District. Its population was 62,802 in 2021.
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Place details
- Locality
- Өзгөн
- Region
- Ош облусу
- Country
- Кыргызстан
- Population
- 49,410
- Timezone
- Asia/Bishkek
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Özgön
- Settlement.native_name
- Өзгөн
- Settlement.other_name
- Uzgen
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Uzgen Mausoleum.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- 12th century Karakhanid mausoleum in Özgön
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kyrgyzstan#West Asia#Asia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Kyrgyzstan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Өзгөн
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Population
- +49410
- Area
- +9.2
- Elevation
- +1025
- Time zone
- UTC+06:00
- Capital of
- Ozgon District
- Image
- Özgön.jpg
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- Geography
- Climate
- Famous people
- References
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300px|thumb|Map of Central Asia in the 8th century C.E., showing the city of Uzkand (top right, at the Eastern extremity of Fergana Valley|Farghana) 300px|thumb|French map (1882) of the Fergana valley, showing the city (centre right) under the name of Oûsgent Özgön () or Uzgen () is a town in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. It is a city of district significance and the seat of Özgön District. Its population was 62,802 in 2021.
==History== The town is mentioned in Chinese annals of the second century BC. It was one of the capitals of the Karakhanids, who called it Mavarannahr and left three well-preserved mausolea. Özgön became the abode of Muhammad b. Nasr during the Kara-Khanid split into two branches. alt=Özgön Minaret|left|thumb|310x310px|Uzgen Minaret tower. Accounts of Özgön were found in the works of Arab writers like Al-Muqaddasi and Ibn Hawqal in the 10th century.