Ferghana, History of Fergana

Fergana is a rather large industrial center of Uzbekistan, it takes the second place on volume producing. Chemical, petrochemical, food, light industries, furniture industry, construction materials, machinery, metal processing, electronics play a special role in the industrial sector. The main types of goods are petrochemicals, fertilizers, glass and glassware, cement, various electrical appliances and tools, machinery and etc.
The places of interest in Fergana: Family tomb of Kokand khans - architectural complex Dakhma-and-Shahan, architectural complex Pir Siddik, Old fortress, Said Ahmad-khoja Madrasah, Ferghana Regional Russian Drama Theatre (former governor's House), officer’s house (former Military Assembly), one of the oldest museums in Uzbekistan - Fergana Regional Museum, administrative building of Fergana University (former Men's Gymnasium).. Geographical coordinates: 40°23'11' N 71°47'11' E.
Founded: 1876
Former names: New Margilan (1876-1907), Skobelev (1907-1924)
Regions: Fergana
Elevation: 580 m
Square: 95,6 km²
Population: 380, 800 p. (2018) - ru.wikipedia.org.
Official language: Uzbek
Nationals: Uzbek, Russian etc.
Time zone: UTC+5
Phone code: +998 73
Zip code: 7120XX
Automobile codes: 40-49
If Samarkand is known as a "Pearl of the East", Fergana is famous as a "Pearl of Uzbekistan".
Famous for its beautiful landscapes and ancient history, Fergana located in eastern Uzbekistan, on the southern edge of the Fergana Valley. Fergana is about 420 km east of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, and about 75 km west of Andijan.
Ferghana City is the administrative centre of Ferghana region. Its territory is 70 square km and the population is 230,000 people.
The Fergana region is located in the southern part of the Fergana Valley, bounded by Tyan-Shan mountains along the Syrdarya river, the main water supplier of the region. Covering 6,800 sq.km (1,6% of Uzbekistan's territory), Fergana region borders Kyrgyzstan to the east, Tajikistan to the south, and the Andijan and Namangan regions to the west. The region has an ethnically diverse population of 1,5 million, 10% of Uzbekistan's population.
Fergana has been the center of oil production in the Fergana Valley since the region's first oil refinery was built near the city in 1908. Since then, more refineries have been added, and Fergana is one of the most important centers of oil production and refining in Uzbekistan. Natural gas from western Uzbekistan is transported by pipeline to the valley, where it is used to produce fertilizer.