Kokand is a city in Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southwestern edge of the Fergana Valley.
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11 Facts About Kokand
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Administratively, Kokand is a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlement Muqimiy.
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Kokand is at the crossroads of the two main ancient trade routes into the Fergana Valley, one leading northwest over the mountains to Tashkent, and the other west through Khujand.
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Town of Kokand is one of the oldest towns in Uzbekistan and is situated in the western part of Fergana Valley.
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Kokand has existed since at least the 10th century, under the name of Khavakand, and was frequently mentioned in traveler's accounts of the caravan route between South Asia and East Asia.
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In 1740, it became the capital of an Uzbek kingdom, the Khanate of Kokand, which reached as far as Kyzylorda to the west and Bishkek to the northeast.
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Kokand was the major religious center of the Fergana Valley, boasting more than 300 mosques.
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The museum houses general exhibits about life in Kokand, and has artefacts relating to a variety of dramatists, propagandists, and writers.
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Unlike the other madrassahs in Kokand which were closed by the Soviets, the Narbutabey Madrassah remained active as a place of Quranic study until 2016.
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Kokand is a center for the manufacture of fertilizers, chemicals, machinery, and cotton and food products.
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Kokand is an education center with one institute, nine colleges and lyceums, and numerous museums.
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