Andijan

Andijan Andijon/Андижон
City
A mosque in Andijan
Andijan Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°47′N 72°20′E / 40.783°N 72.333°E / 40.783; 72.333Coordinates: 40°47′N 72°20′E / 40.783°N 72.333°E / 40.783; 72.333
Country	Uzbekistan
Region	Andijan Region
First mention	10th century
Area
• Total	74,3 km2 (287 sq mi)
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population (2000)
• Total	333,400
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UZT (UTC+5)
• Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+5)
Postal code	170100
Area code(s)	+998 74

Andijan (sometimes spelled Andizhan in English) (Uzbek: Andijon/Андижон, ئەندىجان; Persian: اندیجان‎‎, Andijân/Andīǰān; Russian: Андижан, Andižan) is a city in Uzbekistan. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Andijan Region. Andijan is located in the south-eastern edge of the Fergana Valley near Uzbekistan's border with Kyrgyzstan.

Andijan is one of the oldest cities in the Fergana Valley. In some parts of the city, archeologists have found items dating back to the 7th and 8th centuries. Historically, Andijan was an important city on the Silk Road. The city is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Babur who, following a series of setbacks, finally succeeded in laying the basis for the Mughal dynasty in the Indian Subcontinent and became the first Mughal emperor.

Andijan is an important industrial city in the country. Manufactured goods produced in the city include chemicals, domestic appliances, electronics, foodstuffs, furniture, plows, pumps, shoes, spare parts for farming machines, various engineering tools, and wheelchairs.

The origin of the name of the city is still being debated. Arab geographers of the 10th century referred to Andijan as "Andukan," "Andugan," or "Andigan." The name is of similar Persian language construct as found in the city names like Hindijan and Andika in Iran. It stands for "City of the Hindus". Such names were routinely given to towns what had Buddhist temples and/or large followers of that religion, as many cities in the area did before the arrival of Islam.