Fergana Province is a viloyat (province) of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

, located in the southern part of the Fergana Valley

Fergana Valley

The Fergana Valley or Farghana Valley is a region in Central Asia spreading across eastern Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Divided across three subdivisions of the former Soviet Union, the valley is ethnically diverse, and in the early 21st century was the scene of ethnic conflict...

 in the far east of the country. It borders the Namangan

Namangan Province

Namangan Province is a viloyat of Uzbekistan, located in the southern part of the Fergana Valley in far eastern part of the country. It is on the right bank of Syr Darya River and borders with Kyrgyzstan, Fergana Province and Andijan Province. It covers an area of 7,900 km2...

 and Andijan Province

Andijan Province

Andijan Province is a viloyat of Uzbekistan, located in the eastern part of the Fergana Valley in far eastern Uzbekistan. It borders with Kyrgyzstan, Fergana Province and Namangan Province. It covers an area of 4,200 km2...

s of Uzbekistan, as well as Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

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 and Tajikistan

Tajikistan

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. It covers an area of 6,800 km². The population is estimated to be around 2,597,000, with over 71% of the population living in rural areas.

Fergana Province is divided into 15 administrative districts. The capital is the city of Fergana

Fergana

Fergana is a city , the capital of Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southern edge of the Fergana Valley in southern Central Asia, cutting across the borders of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan...

, with an estimated 214,000 inhabitants. Other major cities include Besharik, Khamza, Kokand

Kokand

Kokand is a city in Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, at the southwestern edge of the Fergana Valley. It has a population of 192,500 . Kokand is 228 km southeast of Tashkent, 115 km west of Andijan, and 88 km west of Fergana...

, Kuva

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, Kuvasay, Margilan

Margilan

Margilan is a city in Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan. It is located at latitude 40°28' 16 N: longitude 71°43' 29 E. at an altitude of 487 meters....

 and Rishdan

Rishdan

Rishton is a town in Fergana Province, in Uzbekistan, located about halfway between Kokand and Fergana. It is located at latitude 40°21'24N longitude 71°17'5E, and at an altitude of 471 meters....

.

Fergana Province has a typically continental climate

Continental climate

Continental climate is a climate characterized by important annual variation in temperature due to the lack of significant bodies of water nearby...

 with extreme differences between winter and summer temperatures.

Agriculture is the main economy activity of Fergana Province, primarily irrigated cotton

Cotton

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, sericulture

Sericulture

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, horticulture

Horticulture

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, and wine

Wine

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. Animal husbandry concentrates on meat

Meat

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 and milk

Milk

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 production.

Natural resources

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 include deposits of petroleum

Petroleum

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, ceramic clays, and construction materials.

Industry is primarily based on oil refining, fertilizer

Fertilizer

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 and chemical production, textile

Textile

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 and silk

Silk

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 weaving, light industry

Light industry

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, clothing

Clothing

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 and ceramics

Pottery

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. The area is also a center for the production of traditional Uzbek handicrafts, especially pottery

Pottery

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.

Sister cities

Yongin

Yongin

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, South Korea

South Korea

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 (2008)

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