Uzgen
| Uzgen Өзгөн | |
|---|---|
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12th century Karakhanid mausoleum in Uzgen | |
  Uzgen Location in Kyrgyzstan | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′0″N 73°18′0″E / 40.76667°N 73.30000°ECoordinates: 40°46′0″N 73°18′0″E / 40.76667°N 73.30000°E | |
| Country |
 Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Osh Region |
| Elevation | 1,029 m (3,375 ft) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 49,410 |
| Time zone | KGT (UTC+6) |
Uzgen (also Ozgon or Özgön and Uzkand or Uzkend, Kyrgyz: Өзгөн, Özgön; Russian: Узген) is a town in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. It is the capital of Uzgen District. According to 2009 Census the population of Uzgen was 49,410 [1]
History
The town is mentioned in Chinese annals of the second century BC. It was one of the capitals of the Karakhanids, who called it Mavarannahr and left three well-preserved mausolea. Uzgend became the abode of Muhammad b. Nasr during the Kara-Khanid split into two branches.
Accounts of Uzgend were found in the works of Arab writers like Al-Muqaddasi and Ibn Hawqal in the 10th century.[2]
Geography
Uzgen is located at the far eastern end of the Ferghana Valley,[3] upstream of the point where the Kara-Darya enters the valley. It is 30 miles northeast of Osh, and 20 miles southeast of Jalal-Abad on the banks of the Kara-Darya, on its right side.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Uzgen | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
6.1 (43) |
13.9 (57) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.8 (73) |
18 (64) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.9 (1.61) |
51.2 (2.016) |
77.8 (3.063) |
86.3 (3.398) |
71.9 (2.831) |
38 (1.5) |
19.6 (0.772) |
10.9 (0.429) |
12.6 (0.496) |
54.9 (2.161) |
54.6 (2.15) |
40.7 (1.602) |
559.4 (22.024) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 73.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77.3 | 74.9 | 66.6 | 56.8 | 51.8 | 44.6 | 46.1 | 50 | 52.8 | 60.2 | 69 | 77.9 | 60.7 |
| Source: "The Climate of Uzgen". Weatherbase. Retrieved 31 July 2014. | |||||||||||||
Famous people born in Uzgen
- Salizhan Sharipov, born in 1964, cosmonaut
References
- 1 2 Population and Housing Census 2009. Book 3 (in tables). Regions of Kyrgyzstan: Osh Region (Перепись населения и жилищного фонда Кыргызской Республики 2009. Книга 3 (в таблицах). Регионы Кыргызстана: Ошская область (PDF), Bishkek: National Committee on Statistics, 2010, archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012
- ↑ David Nicolle (2008). Saracen Strongholds AD 630-1050: The Middle East and Central Asia. Osprey Publishing. pp. 46–. ISBN 978-1-84603-115-1.
- ↑ Jonathan Bloom; Sheila Blair (14 May 2009). Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture: Three-Volume Set. OUP USA. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-0-19-530991-1.
- ↑ Timur Beisembiev (19 December 2013). The Life of Alimqul: A Native Chronicle of Nineteenth Century Central Asia. Routledge. pp. 58–. ISBN 978-1-136-81997-1.
- ÖZGÄND, Encyclopædia Iranica
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