Ferghana Valley

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The Ferghana Valley is a fertile and densely populated intermountain basin in Central Asia, shared mainly by Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, and known as a historic crossroads of trade and culture.

Aliases (4)

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
intermontane basin
valley
agriculturalProduct cotton
fruits
grain crops
grapes
vegetables
area approximately 22000 square kilometres
borderedBy Alay Mountains
Kuramin Range
Tien Shan mountains
climate continental climate
continent Asia
country Kyrgyzstan NERFINISHED
Tajikistan NERFINISHED
Uzbekistan NERFINISHED
drainageBasin Syr Darya
ethnicGroup Kyrgyz
Tajiks
Uzbeks
hasFeature complex international borders and enclaves
high seismicity
intensive irrigation networks
highestPoint surrounding mountains of the Tien Shan
historicalPeriod Silk Road era
knownFor cultural diversity
dense population
fertile agricultural land
historical role as a crossroads of trade
language Kyrgyz
Russian
Tajik
Uzbek
length approximately 300 kilometres
locatedIn Central Asia
Kyrgyz part of the valley includes Osh and Jalal-Abad regions
Tajik part of the valley includes Sughd Region
Uzbek part of the valley includes Fergana, Andijan, and Namangan regions
lowestPoint Syr Darya valley floor
majorCity Andijan
Fergana
Khujand
Namangan
Osh
partOf Fergana Basin
Tien Shan region
river Kara Darya
Naryn River
Syr Darya
traversedBy Silk Road routes
width up to about 170 kilometres

Referenced by (14)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Andijan ("Fergana")
Uzbeks ("Fergana Valley")
historicalRegion
Andijan ("Fergana Valley")
Kokand Khanate ("Fergana Valley")
locatedIn
Tien Shan
border
Baburnama ("Fergana Valley")
coversRegion
Syr Darya ("Fergana Valley")
flowsThroughRegion
Qutlugh Nigar Khanum ("Fergana Valley")
livedIn
Alexandria Eschate
locatedInRegion
Ferghana Valley ("Fergana Basin")
partOf
Umar Sheikh Mirza II ("Fergana Valley")
regionRuled
Battle of Talas ("Fergana Valley")
relatedTo
Pamir–Tien Shan mountain system ("Ferghana Basin")
separates
Umar Sheikh Mirza II ("Fergana")
territory

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