Shohimardon
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.
Shohimardon | |
|---|---|
  Shohimardon Location in Uzbekistan | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′N 71°48′E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Fergana Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 90 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 10,100 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Shohimardon is a popular resort with several sanatoriums, and an active place of pilgrimage. According to legend, the Caliph Ali was buried in Shohimardon.[1]
The Uzbek poet Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi lived and worked in Shohimardon until he was stoned to death there in 1929.[2]
See also
- Sokh, another Uzbekistan exclave in Kyrgyzstan
- Sarvan, a Tajikistan exclave in Uzbekistan
- Vorukh, a Tajikistan exclave in Kyrgyzstan
- Batken Region enclaves and exclaves
References
- "Ferghana Valley enclaves: a travel guide". Caravanistan. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- Scott Malcolmson, Empire's Edge: Travels in South-Eastern Europe, Turkey and Central Asia, Verso, 1995, pp 212-219.
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