Shohimardon

Shohimardon (also Shakhimardan, Uzbek: Shohimardon / Шоҳимардон,[1] Russian: Шахимардан, romanized: Shakhimardan) is a village in Fergana District of Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan.[2] It is an exclave of Uzbekistan, surrounded by Kyrgyzstan, in a valley in the Pamiro-Alai mountains. The river Shohimardonsoy flows through the village.[1]

Shohimardon
Shohimardon
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 39°59′N 71°48′E
Country Uzbekistan
RegionFergana Region
DistrictFergana District
Area
 • Total90 km2 (30 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total10,100
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)

Shohimardon is a popular resort with several sanatoriums, and an active place of pilgrimage. According to one folk legend, the Caliph Ali was buried in Shohimardon.[3]

Shakhimardan City Resort is situated at 1975m above sea level, 155 km from Ferghana, in the picturesque mountainous district. The Kulikubbon or Blue Lake is seven kilometers southeast of Shakhimardan. It was formed in 1766 after a series of extreme earthquakes. The lake is located at an altitude of 1,724 metres. It's 170 m long, 60 m tall, 5–10 m deep. The cableway continues to the lake for two kilometres.[4]

The Uzbek poet Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi lived and worked in Shohimardon until he was stoned to death there in 1929.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Шоҳимардонсой" [Shohimardonsoy] (PDF). National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan (in Uzbek). Tashkent. 2000–2005. p. 215.
  2. "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
  3. "Ferghana Valley enclaves: a travel guide". Caravanistan. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  4. "Shakhimardan". Retrieved March 2, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Scott Malcolmson, Empire's Edge: Travels in South-Eastern Europe, Turkey and Central Asia, Verso, 1995, pp 212-219.


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