The history of fergana

Mingtepa

All ancient riddles and mysteries

The ancient name of Mingtepa is Ershi. Mingtepa is a small ancient town with breathtaking scenery that can bewitch with the extraordinary beauty of the landscapes, hospitable people and the incredibly beautiful masterpieces of the ceramic artists.
After all, it is famous for its Mingtepaceramic artists. This craft survived thanks to several families of craftsmen, conveying secrets from generation to generation. Mingtepa pottery stands out by wealth of decor. Recognize the ceramics of this ancient city is not difficult.
The blue color is dominated in these pieces of art. Masters from Mingtepa have kept the recipe immortal majolica, the color of which does not tarnish with time.

Couva

Unique place of Golden Valley

Fergana valley is called a unique place in Central Asia, where you can see the sands, mountains and fields. Golden Valley is completely surrounded by the mountains of Tien Shan. And the only way out of the valley - a "Bekabad gate", with width up to 20 m.
Couva is located on site of an ancient caravan route that once linked the several cities of the ancient East. Here once stood caravanserai. The only landmark preserved in an earthquake in 1902 is a miracle - grand madrasah built in the late XIX century that has a length of about 123 square meters.

Chust

This bewitching town fascinates people with the peculiar atmosphere that gets inside, takes up residence in the soul and emerges with warm memories. It is a special, amazing town with own character. East is a philosophy, a way of thinking and way of life. And in these oriental towns such as Chustyou can forget about the time and immerse into one of the legends of Scheherazade’s tale.
Chust is an ancient center of arts and crafts. The attractiveness of Chustis in its beauty and simplicity of charming nature and people.
This city of Namangan region is one of the oldest settlements on the territory of the Ferghana Valley. Chust is located near Bronze Age settlement.
One of the main attractions of the city is a park with many rides and a caf?. People come here to relax with all charm of the Valley. In the park there is a burial place of holy righteous man who discovered the source of holy water according to legend. Every visitor of the park should drink this water.
At its center there is a minaret of LutfulloMavlanov - one of the greatest monuments of the past.The city has cotton factory, arts factory, running a museum of the poet and educator Muhammad sharifSufizade.