Shohimardon
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Shohimardon | |
|---|---|
 Shohimardon
|
|
| Coordinates: 39°59′N 71°48′E / 39.983°N 71.8°E | |
| Country |  Uzbekistan |
| Province | Fergana Province |
Shohimardon (also Shahimardan or Shakhimardan, Russian: Шахимардан) is a small town in Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan. It is an exclave of Uzbekistan, surrounded by Kyrgyzstan, in a valley in the Pamiro-Alai mountains. According to legend, the Caliph Ali was buried in Shohimardon. The Uzbek poet Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi lived and worked in Shohimardon until he was murdered there in 1929.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Scott Malcolmson, Empire's Edge: Travels in South-Eastern Europe, Turkey and Central Asia, Verso, 1995, pp 212-219.
Coordinates: 39°59′N 71°48′E / 39.983°N 71.8°E
.png){kind=small} |
This Uzbekistan location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
