Kokhand
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Kokand Qo‘qon / Қўқон |
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Khan's Palace
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 Kokand
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| Coordinates: 40°31′43″N 70°56′33″E / 40.52861°N 70.94250°ECoordinates: 40°31′43″N 70°56′33″E / 40.52861°N 70.94250°E | |
| Country |
 Uzbekistan
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| 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; 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[update] 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.
The present city began as a fort in 1732 on the site of another older fortress called Eski-Kurgan. 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. Kokand was also the major religious center of the Fergana Valley, boasting more than 300 mosques.
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