Özgön

Uzgen

Өзгөн
Uzgen Өзгөн
	12th century Karakhanid mausoleum in Uzgen
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Osh Region
Elevation	1,029 m (3,375 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	49,410
Time zone	UTC+6 (KGT)

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 (43.0)	13.9 (57.0)	18.5 (65.3)	22.6 (72.7)	24.4 (75.9)	22.8 (73.0)	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 (2.02)	77.8 (3.06)	86.3 (3.40)	71.9 (2.83)	38 (1.5)	19.6 (0.77)	10.9 (0.43)	12.6 (0.50)	54.9 (2.16)	54.6 (2.15)	40.7 (1.60)	559.4 (22.02)
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

^ ^a ^b 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 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |chapterurl= and |month= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ 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.

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[stat-1] 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 {{citation}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |chapterurl= and |month= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Nicolle2008-2] David Nicolle (2008). Saracen Strongholds AD 630-1050: The Middle East and Central Asia. Osprey Publishing. pp. 46–. ISBN 978-1-84603-115-1.

[BloomBlair2009-3] 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.

[Beisembiev2013-4] 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.

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