Shohimardon

Also known as Shahimardan, Shakhimardan

Shohimardon (also Shakhimardan, , ) is a village and a subdivision (rural community) of Fergana District, Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan. It is an exclave of Uzbekistan, surrounded by Kyrgyzstan, in a valley in the Pamir-Alay mountains. The name means ‘King of Men’ in Persian. The river Shohimardonsoy flows through the exclave. There are two villages: Shohimardon and Yordon.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Shohimardon
Settlement.native_name: Шоҳимардон
Settlement.image_skyline: Drawn picture of historical Shohimardon.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Shohimardon in 1871
Settlement.image_map: Shohimardon in Uzbekistan(zoom).jpg
Settlement.map_caption: Shohimardon highlighted on the map of Uzbekistan
Settlement.pushpin_map: Uzbekistan#Asia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Uzbekistan##Location within Asia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Uzbekistan
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Fergana Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Fergana District
Settlement.area_total_km2: 90
Settlement.population_as_of: 2002
Settlement.population_total: 10100

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Wikidata facts

Area: 90
Elevation: 1543
Image: Вид на кишлак и мазар Шахимардан.jpg

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Geography
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Education
Health
Religion
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Shohimardon is a popular resort with several sanatoria, and an active place of pilgrimage. According to one folk legend, the Caliph Ali was buried in Shohimardon.