Fer·ga·na also Fer·gha·na (f r-gä n) or Far·gho·na (-g n) A city of eastern Uzbekistan southwest of Andijon. It is the center of the fertile Fergana Valley, a densely populated agricultural and industrial region controlled by Russia after 1876. Population: 164,000. |
Fergana, Ferghana [fəˈgɑːnə]
n
1. (Placename) a region of W central Asia, surrounded by high mountains and accessible only from the west; mainly in Uzbekistan and partly in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
2. (Placename) the chief city of this region, in E Uzbekistan. Pop.: 203 000 (1998 est.)
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