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Kokand

Kokand
Qo‘qon / Қўқон
Khan's Palace
Khan's Palace
Kokand is located in Uzbekistan
Kokand
Kokand
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°31′43″N 70°56′33″E / 40.52861°N 70.94250°E / 40.52861; 70.94250Coordinates: 40°31′43″N 70°56′33″E / 40.52861°N 70.94250°E / 40.52861; 70.94250
Country  Uzbekistan
Region Fergana Region
Elevation 409 m (1,342 ft)
Population (2006)
 • Total 187,226
Website http://kokand.uz/

Kokand (Uzbek: Qo‘qon, Қўқон, قوقان; Persian: خوقند‎‎, Xuqand; Chagatai: خوقند, Xuqand; Russian: Коканд; Tajik: Хӯқанд, Xûqand/Xūqand) is a city in Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southwestern edge of the Fergana Valley. The population of Kokand on April 24, 2014 was approximately 187,477. The city lies 228 km (142 mi) southeast of Tashkent, 115 km (71 mi) west of Andijan, and 88 km (55 mi) west of Fergana. It is nicknamed "City of Winds", or sometimes "Town of the Boar". Kokand's name derives from the well-known tribal family group of "Kokan" who belong to the Kongrat tribe of Uzbeks.

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. As a result, Kokand is the main transportation junction in the Fergana Valley.

Kokand has existed since at least the 10th century, under the name of Khavakend, and was frequently mentioned in traveler’s accounts of the caravan route between India and China. The Han Dynasty of China conquered the entire city in the 1st Century B.C. Later, the Arabs reconquered the region from Tang Empire. The Mongols destroyed Kokand in the 13th century.


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