Shohimardon
Sign in to saveShohimardon (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
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- Шоҳимардон
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- Drawn picture of historical Shohimardon.jpg
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- Shohimardon in 1871
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- Shohimardon in Uzbekistan(zoom).jpg
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- Shohimardon highlighted on the map of Uzbekistan
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- Uzbekistan#Asia
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- bottom
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- Location within Uzbekistan##Location within Asia
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- Country
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- Region
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- 25px Uzbekistan
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- Fergana Region
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- District
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- Fergana District
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 90
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2002
- Settlement.population_total
- 10100
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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.
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.