Shohimardon
| Shohimardon | |
|---|---|
  Shohimardon Location in Uzbekistan | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′N 71°48′E / 39.983°N 71.800°E | |
| Country |
 Uzbekistan |
| Province | Fergana Province |
| Area | |
| • Total | 90 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Population (1993) | |
| • Total | 5,100 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
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]
See also
References
- ↑ Scott Malcolmson, Empire's Edge: Travels in South-Eastern Europe, Turkey and Central Asia, Verso, 1995, pp 212-219.