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Fergana
Fargʻona / Фарғона | |
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Coordinates: 40°23′11″N 71°47′11″E / 40.38639°N 71.78639°E | |
Country | Uzbekistan |
Region | Fergana Region |
Established | 1876 |
Government | |
• Type | City Administration |
• Hakim (Mayor) | Vosiljon Nazarov |
Area | |
• Total | 95.6 km2 (36.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 590 m (1,940 ft) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 299,200 |
• Density | 3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi) |
Area code | (+998) 73 |
Website | ferghana |
Fergana (Uzbek: Fargʻona, Фарғона, pronounced [farʁɒna]), (Persian: فرغانه) or Ferghana, also Farghana is a district-level city and the capital of Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan.[2] Fergana is about 320 km east of Tashkent, about 75 km southwest of Andijan, and less than 20 km from the Kyrgyzstan border. The modern city was founded in 1876.