Shohimardon

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Shohimardon
Shohimardon (Uzbekistan)
Shohimardon
Shohimardon
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 39°59′N 71°48′E / 39.983, 71.8
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 enclave of Uzbekistan, completely surrounded by Kyrgyzstan, in a valley in the Pamiro-Alai mountains. According to legend, the Caliph Ali was buried in Shohimardon.

Coordinates: 39°59′N, 71°48′E

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