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Kokand The city Kokand is located in the western part of Fergana Valley and also is one of the ancient cities of Uzbekistan. It is located on the altitude of 405m above the sea level in 100 km from the city Fergana. The population is 180 thousand people. It is the second largest city of Fergana Valley and one of the cultural and industrial centers. The great influence on the developing of the city had the Great Silk Road crossing the territory of Fergana Valley. The first written evidences of the city existence are met in the scrolls of 10th century. In 1706 - 1876 Kokand was the capital of Kokand Khanate. Except Bukhara and Khiva Khanates the territory of Kokand Khanate included a large part of the present Uzbekistan, part of southern Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tadjikistan and southern China. It was a big and powerful empire, which was under the lots of rulers during the period of its existence. In 1876 due to the agreement with Russia the Khan of Kokand was given the equal writes with Russia. It was the end of Kokand Khanate existing nearly 170 years. Khudayar Khan’s palace – the citadel palace of Khudayar Khan of Kokand called Urda, different from the Bukharan Ark, was built from 1863 to 1873 with 19 rooms that survived the original 113. The khanate’s main mosque for Friday worship is the Djuma Mosque, built between 1809 and 1812 by Omar Khan and has a 100-meter long avian (verandah), supported by 98 wooden columns from India. Nearby is the Amin Beg Madrassah that can house 40 students. The Norbutabek Madrassah – the plain but imposing seminary built under Khan Norbuta in 1796 and completed in 1799 can be visited by male Muslim visitors only. Female tourists, even non-Muslim, can experience the Dasturkhanchi Madrassah for girls. The royal cemetery holds the Modari Khan mausoleum built in 1825 for the mother of Omar akhan and other female royals and the Dakhma-i-Shakhon (the Grave of kings) Mausoleum. There are 2 institutes, 9 colleges and Lyceums, 40 secondary and 5 musical schools, drama theatre, 7 clubs, 20 libraries. The main cultural life of the city cannot be expressed without museums. There are 7 historical and house museums located in Kokand. |
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