Uzgen

Uzgen Өзгөн
12th century Karakhanid mausoleum in Uzgen
Uzgen Location in Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates: 40°46′0″N 73°18′0″E / 40.76667°N 73.30000°E / 40.76667; 73.30000Coordinates: 40°46′0″N 73°18′0″E / 40.76667°N 73.30000°E / 40.76667; 73.30000
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Osh Region
Elevation	1,029 m (3,375 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	49,410
Time zone	KGT (UTC+6)

Uzgen (also Ozgon or Özgön and Uzkand or Uzkend, Kyrgyz: Өзгөн, Özgön; Russian: Узген) is a town in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. It is the capital of Uzgen District. According to 2009 Census the population of Uzgen was 49,410.

The town is mentioned in Chinese annals of the second century BC. It was one of the capitals of the Karakhanids, who called it Mavarannahr and left three well-preserved mausolea. Uzgend became the abode of Muhammad b. Nasr during the Kara-Khanid split into two branches.

Accounts of Uzgend were found in the works of Arab writers like Al-Muqaddasi and Ibn Hawqal in the 10th century.

Uzgen is located at the far eastern end of the Ferghana Valley, upstream of the point where the Kara-Darya enters the valley. It is 30 miles northeast of Osh, and 20 miles southeast of Jalal-Abad on the banks of the Kara-Darya, on its right side.