Fergana

Fergana
Fargʻona / Фарғона
  • From top, left to right: Regional administration
  • Alley in the city center
  • Regional drama theater
  • Fergana State University
  • House of Culture
Fergana
Location in Uzbekistan
Fergana
Fergana (West and Central Asia)
Coordinates: 40°23′11″N 71°47′11″E / 40.38639°N 71.78639°E / 40.38639; 71.78639
Country Uzbekistan
RegionFergana Region
Established1876
Government
 • TypeCity Administration
 • Hakim (Mayor)Vosiljon Nazarov
Area
 • Total
95.6 km2 (36.9 sq mi)
Elevation
590 m (1,940 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
299,200
 • Density3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
Area code(+998) 73
Websiteferghana.uz

Fergana (Uzbek: Fargʻona, Фарғона, pronounced [farʁɒna]), (Persian: فرغانه) or Ferghana, also Farghana is a district-level city and the capital of Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan. Fergana is about 320 km east of Tashkent, about 75 km southwest of Andijan, and less than 20 km from the Kyrgyzstan border. The modern city was founded in 1876.

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