Lesson uzbekistan’s pearl. The Ferghana valley

What to see in Margilan
The population of Margilan has long been engaged in the manufacture of silk fabrics, which has won fame for its city. Almost 3 centuries – 1598 to 1876. Margilan was a part of the Kokand khanate, after the annexation of Central Asia to Russia on September 8, 1875. Margilan became a County town, a wholesale market for cotton and silk. In 1927, the construction of a silk-winding factory began, which marked the beginning of the construction of the Margilan silk factory. Its products have repeatedly occupied one of the first places in the world for the production of silk.Fine silk produced in the city and its district was exported to Europe and the East along the ancient routes of the Great silk road. Evidence of this is ancient silk fabrics and clothing details (6-7 centuries ad), discovered by archaeologists at the ancient settlement of Munchaktepa in reed coffins-sarcophagi - in burials of almost one and a half thousand years ago. The variety of beautiful modern Margilan satin - silk, adras, bekasam, is evidenced by the amazing beauty and originality of execution of Margilan embroidery-suzans and skullcaps.
Of particular interest are men's and women's national clothing of the inhabitants of the Ferghana valley, and in particular Margilan: kuylak-dresses, yakhtak-shirts, robes, rumol-headscarves and kiyikcha-waistscarves, etc. The factory "Yodgorlik" (in translation from Uzbek "a Gift") you can get acquainted with all the stages of production of Khan-Atlas. This is the only factory where the original manual method of operation is preserved. It is also engaged in the production of carpets, both silk and wool. Keeping the secrets of ancient technologies, the factory resumes ancient designs. To this day, many architectural monuments have been preserved in the city, among them: the PIR Siddiq Complex (18th century), the Khoja Magiz Mausoleum (18th century), the Chakar Mosque, the said Ahmad–Khoja Madrasah (19th century), the Toron – Bazar Mosque (19th century).
Kokand
The first written mention of Kokand dates back to the 2nd century BC But it became famous only in the 10th century: then the settlement was on the great silk road from China to India and from Persia, which made it a fairly significant trading center. In the 13th century, the city was destroyed by Mongol tribes and lost its significance for a long time. In the 18th century, the city was revived and became the capital of the Kokand khanate, and this was the period of true prosperity of Kokand. Two important roads leading to the Ferghana valley from Tashkent and Khujand merged here. In Kokand, a fortified citadel was built and a huge number of mosques were erected, so it was a center of pilgrimage and had the most important religious significance for the entire region. At the end of the 19th century, Kokand was taken by the Russian General Skobelev, and the city fell to the Russian Empire as part of the Ferghana region. Different owners and rulers in their own way reshaped the city, which still retains many historical buildings and architectural evidence of previous eras.