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Andijan Province (Uzbek: Andijon viloyati / Russian: Андижон вилояти) is an administration division, or viloyati of Uzbekistan, located in the eastern part of the Fergana Valley in far eastern Uzbekistan. It borders with Kyrgyzstan, Fergana Province and Namangan Province. It covers an area of 4,200 sq. km. The population is estimated to be around 1,899,000 thus making Andijan Province the most densely populated province of Uzbekistan. A wilayah is an administrative subdivision usually translated as province. ... The Fergana Valley (also Ferghana Valley) is a region of Central Asia spreading across Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. ... Fergana Province is in the southern part of the Fergana Valley in far eastern Uzbekistan. ... Namangan Province is in the eastern part of the Fergana Valley in far eastern Uzbekistan. ...


Andijan Province is divided into 14 administrative districts. The capital is the city of Andijan (pop est 350,000 inhabitants). Other major cities include Asaka, Khanabad, Khodjaabad, Shakhrikhan, and Karasu. Andijan is the capital of the Andijon province, which includes the Ferghana Valley Andijan (Andijon in Uzbek; also Andizhan, Andizan, Андижан) is the fourth-largest city in Uzbekistan, and the capital of the Andijan Province. ...


The climate is a typically continental climate with extreme differences between winter and summer temperatures. A continental climate is the climate typical of the interiors of the large continents of the Northern Hemisphere; similar climates exist along the east coasts (but not the west coasts) of the same continents, and also at higher elevations in certain other parts of the world. ...


Natural resources include deposits of petroleum, natural gas, ozokerite and limestone. As with other regions of Uzbekistan, it is famous for its very sweet melons and watermelons, but cultivation of crops can be accomplished exclusively on irrigated lands. Main agriculture includes cotton, cereal, viticulture, cattle raising and vegetable gardening. Nodding donkey pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario, 2001 Petroleum (from Latin petra – rock and oleum – oil), crude oil, sometimes colloquially called black gold, is a thick, dark brown or greenish flammable liquid, which exists in the upper strata of some areas of the Earths crust. ... Natural gas rig Natural gas (commonly refered to as gas in many countries) is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ... Ozokerite or ozocerite (Gr. ... Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... This article is about the fruits called melons. ... Watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris; Family Cucurbitaceae) is the fruit and plant of a vine-like (climber and trailer) herb originally from southern Africa. ... Cotton is a soft fiber that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant, a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. ... Cereal crops are mostly grasses cultivated for their edible seeds (actually a fruit called a caryopsis). ... Viticulture (from the Latin word for vine) refers to the cultivation of grapes, often for use in the production of wine. ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... Vegetables on a market Vegetable is a nutritional and culinary term denoting any part of a plant that is commonly consumed by humans as food, but is not regarded as a culinary fruit, nut, herb, spice, or grain. ...


Industry includes metal processing, chemical industry, light industry, food processing. The first automobile assembly plant in Central Asia was opened in Asaka in Andijan Province by the Uzbek-Korean joint venture, UzDAEWOO Auto, which produces Nexia and Tico cars and the Damas minibus. Chemical industry includes those industries involved in the production of petrochemicals, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, polymers, paints, oleochemicals etc. ... Heavy industry does not have a single fixed meaning compared to light industry. ... Food processing describes those methods and processes used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption for humans. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ...




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Babur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4212 words)
He was born on February 14, 1483 in the town of Andijan, in the Fergana Valley which is in modern Uzbekistan.
Each of the nobles or Umarah he appointed was granted leave to set up his own army, or militia, and, to facilitate Babur's expansionist aims, many were granted lands yet to be conquered as jaghirs, freeing Babur from many of the problems involved in raising troops.
Meanwhile he granted his own sons the provinces furthest away from his new centre of operations: Kamran was given control over Kandahar, Askari was to control Bengal and Humayun was to govern Badakhshan, perhaps the most remote province of Babur's expanding empire.
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