Uzgen, Özgön, Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan
🇰🇬 Özgön (Өзгөн) or Uzgen (Узген) is a town in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. It is a city of district significance and the seat of Özgön District.
1History The town is mentioned in Chinese annals of the second century BC. It was one of the capitals of the Karakhanids, who called it Mavarannahr and left three well-preserved mausolea. Özgön became the abode of Muhammad b. Nasr during the Kara-Khanid split into two branches.
Accounts of Özgön were found in the works of Arab writers like Al-Muqaddasi and Ibn Hawqal in the 10th century.
1Geography Özgön is located at the far eastern end of the Ferghana Valley, upstream of the point where the Kara-Darya enters the valley. It is 30 miles north-east of Osh, and 20 miles south-east of Jalal-Abad on the banks of the Kara-Darya, on its right side.
1Bishkek Time
Uzgen has a population of over 62,802 people. Uzgen also forms the centre of the wider Özgön District which has a population of over 282,981 people.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Uzgen has links with:
🇹🇷 Bolu, Turkey🇺🇸 Union City 40.767
🇨🇳 Zhangjiakou 40.769
🇺🇸 State College 40.783
🇺🇸 East Harlem 40.783
🇮🇹 Torre del Greco 40.783
🇦🇿 Mingachevir 40.767
🇺🇸 Salt Lake City 40.76
🇺🇸 North Hempstead 40.759
🇺🇸 East Orange 40.752
🇺🇸 Long Island City 40.751
🇵🇰 Gujar Khan 73.305
Locations Near: Uzgen 73.3,40.7667
🇰🇬 Jalal-Abad 73,40.933 d: 31.3
🇺🇿 Fergana 71.783,40.383 d: 135
🇺🇿 Namangan 71.682,40.995 d: 138.4
🇺🇿 Turakurgan 71.5,41 d: 153.5
🇺🇿 Toʻraqoʻrgʻon 71.5,41 d: 153.5
Antipodal to: Uzgen -106.7,-40.767
🇨🇱 Valdivia -73.233,-39.8 d: 17191.5
🇨🇱 Osorno -73.133,-40.567 d: 17201.4
🇨🇱 Coronel -73.217,-37.017 d: 17105.3
🇨🇱 Port Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 17203.4
🇨🇱 Puerto Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 17203.4
🇨🇱 Talcahuano -73.117,-36.717 d: 17086
🇨🇱 San Pedro de la Paz -73.1,-36.833 d: 17088.9
🇨🇱 Concepción -73.05,-36.817 d: 17084.1
🇨🇱 Chiguayante -73.017,-36.917 d: 17084.9