Shohimardon
| Shohimardon | |
|---|---|
  Shohimardon Location in Uzbekistan | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′N 71°48′E / 39.983°N 71.800°E | |
| Country |
 Uzbekistan |
| Region | Fergana Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 90 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 10,100 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Shohimardon (also Shahimardan or Shakhimardan, Russian: Шахимардан) is a small town in Fergana District of Fergana Region 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 stoned to death 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.
Coordinates: 39°59′N 71°48′E / 39.983°N 71.800°E
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