Great Fergana Canal
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The Great Fergana Canal was constructed in 1939 by 160,000 Uzbek and Tadzhik workers, and is 270 kilometers long. The main purpose of this canal was to irrigate the cotton fields of the Fergana Valley by the waters of Syr-Darya River.
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- http://www.soviethistory.org/index.php?action=L2&SubjectID=1939fergana&Year=1939
- The Construction of the Grand Fergana Canal 1939 Photos by Mikhail Grachev
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