Kokand is a city in Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southwestern edge of the Fergana Valley, with a population of about 259,700 as of 2022. It served as the capital of the Khanate of Kokand from 1740, a state that at its height reached as far as Kyzylorda to the west and Bishkek to the northeast, and it briefly hosted the short-lived Kokand Autonomy of 1917 to 1918 before Soviet forces took control.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Kokand, Wikipedia
History section, Founding
The present city began as a fort in 1732 on the site of another older fortress called Eski-Kurgan.
Infobox, Area
Total 40 km2 (15 sq mi)
Infobox, Elevation
409 m (1,342 ft)
Infobox, Latitude
40.52861°N 70.94250°E
Infobox, Longitude
40.52861°N 70.94250°E
Lead section
The population of Kokand as of 2022 was approximately 322,100.
- In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. GeoNames: Qo‘qon - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1512979
40.52861 70.9425 P PPL UZ 03 259700 416 Asia/Tashkent
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 416 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, 70.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 40.75, 70.75
40.75 70.75 BSk
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