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Encyclopedia > Fergana Province
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Fergana Province
Farg‘ona viloyati;
Capital: Fergana (Farg'ona)
Area: 6,800 km²
Population: 2,597,500 (2005)
Population density: 392 people/km²
ISO 3166-2: UZ-FA

Fergana Province (Uzbek: Farg'ona viloyati / Russian: Ферганская область) is an administration division, or viloyati of Uzbekistan, located in the southern part of the Fergana Valley in far eastern Uzbekistan. It borders with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan's Namangan Province and Andijan Province. It covers an area of 6,800 sq. km. The population is estimated to be around 2,597,000, with over 71% of the population living in rural areas. Image File history File links Revised map of Fergana Province File links The following pages link to this file: Fergana Province ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Fergana Ferghana (Uzbek: Fargona or Farghana, Russian: Фергана, the land between two rivers ) is a city (1994 population: 191,000) and the capital of Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southern edge of the Fergana Valley in southern Central Asia, cutting across the borders of Kyrgyzstan, Tadjikistan, and Uzbekistan. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... 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. ... Namangan Province (Uzbek:Namangan viloyati / Russian: Наманган вилояти) is an administration division, or viloyati of Uzbekistan, located in the southern part of the Fergana Valley in far eastern Uzbekistan. ... 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. ...


Fergana Province is divided into 15 administrative districts. The capital is the city of Fergana (pop est 214,000 inhabitants). Other major cities include Besharik, Khamza, Kokand, Kuva, Kuvasay, Margilan and Rishdan. Fergana Ferghana (Uzbek: Fargona or Farghana, Russian: Фергана, the land between two rivers ) is a city (1994 population: 191,000) and the capital of Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southern edge of the Fergana Valley in southern Central Asia, cutting across the borders of Kyrgyzstan, Tadjikistan, and Uzbekistan. ... Kokand (or Khokand or Kokhand or Quqon or Коканд) is a city 1994 pop 145,000)in Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southwestern edge of the Fergana Valley. ... Margilan is a city (1994 pop 145,000) in Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan. ... Rishtan is a town (pop est 22,580) in Fergana Province, in Uzbekistan, located about halfway between Kokand and Fergana. ...


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


Agriculture is the main economy activity of Fergana Province, primarily irrigated cotton, sericulture, horticulture, and wine. Animal husbandry concentrates on meat and milk production. Picking cotton in Georgia 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. ... Sericulture is the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk. ... Look up horticulture in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... It has been suggested that Red wine be merged into this article or section. ... Meat is animal tissue (mainly muscle) used as food. ... A glass of cows milk Milk most often means the nutrient fluid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals. ...


Natural resources include deposits of petroleum, ceramic clays, and construction materials. 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 liquid. ... For the town in the United States, see Clay, New York. ...


Industry is primarily based on oil refining, fertilizer and chemical production, textile and silk weaving, light industry, clothing and ceramics. The area is also a center for the production of traditional Uzbek handicrafts, especially pottery. View of the Shell/Valero Martinez oil refinery An oil refinery is an industrial process plant where crude oil is processed and refined into useful petroleum products. ... Fertilizers or fertilisers are compounds given to plants with the intention of promoting growth; they are usually applied either via the soil, for uptake by plant roots, or by foliar spraying, for uptake through leaves. ... It has been suggested that Textile manufacturing be merged into this article or section. ... Silk weaver Silk is a natural protein fiber that can be woven into textiles. ... Heavy industry does not have a single fixed meaning compared to light industry. ... (See also List of types of clothing and Clothing terminology) Humans nearly universally wear articles of clothing (also known as dress, garments, or attire) on the body. ... Crown The word ceramic is derived from the Greek word Κεραμεικος (-keramos- the name of a suburb of Athens). ... Handicraft, also known as craftwork or simply craft, is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or using only simple tools. ... Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum. ...




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Fergana: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (639 words)
Fergana (Uzbek: Farg'ona [Фарғона] or Farghana, Russian: Фергана) is a city (1999 population: 182,800), the capital of Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southern edge of the Fergana Valley in southern Central Asia, cutting across the borders of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Fergana also played a central role in the history of the Mughal dynasty of South Asia in that Omar Sheikh Mirza, chieftain of Farghana, was the father of Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur (1483-1530), founder of the Mughal dynasty in India.
Fergana’s wide, orderly tree-shaded avenues and attractive blue-washed 19th century czarist colonial-style houses are said to mimic the appearance of pre-modern and pre-earthquake Tashkent.
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