Quva, written Kuva in Russian, is the capital of Quva District in eastern Uzbekistan, about 450 km east of Tashkent, about 46 km west of Andijan, and less than 17 km from the border with Kyrgyzstan. Its population is 46,400 as of 2016, and it received town status in 1974. Quva is the birth city of Abū al-ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī, also known as Alfraganus in the West, an astronomer in the Abbasid court in Baghdad who is counted among the most famous astronomers of the 9th century; the lunar crater Alfraganus is named after him. The town is famous for its fruits, specifically pomegranates, cherries and peaches, and a large water reservoir called Karkidon and the South Fergana Canal lie in its territory.
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Elevation (m) Elevation Band Sources
1. Quva (Wikipedia)
2. Opentopodata: SRTM 90 m elevation at the coordinates of Quva
OpentopodataSRTM 90 m elevation at the coordinates the article infobox gives for the town
"elevation": 498.0
Elevation band of the SRTM 90 m elevation of the town (sea level up to 10 m, lowland up to 500 m, highland up to 1500 m, mountain above)
"elevation": 498.0
View the Source 3. Uzbekistan (Wikipedia)
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Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a sovereign, doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia.
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Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a sovereign, doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia.
View the Source 4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, asia zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseHeading above the two Uzbekistan zones, Asia/Samarkand and Asia/Tashkent, both with standard offset 5:00Quote, Heading above the two Uzbekistan zones, Asia/Samarkand and Asia/Tashkent, both with standard offset 5:00
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