Fergana Oblast
The Fergana Oblast (Russian: Ферганская область; Uzbek: Fargʻona viloyati) was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day Fergana Valley. It was created in 1876 when the territories of the former Khanate of Kokand were annexed to Russia (except for the oblasts of Syr-Darya Oblast and Semirechye Oblast, which were part of the khanate before Russian conquest between 1853 and 1865). Its administrative center was the city of Kokand.
| Fergana Oblast Ферганская область Fargʻona viloyati | |||||||||
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| Oblast of Russia | |||||||||
| 1876–1917 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Kokand | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1876 | ||||||||
| 1917 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | Uzbekistan Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan | ||||||||
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The Oblast was disbanded after the Russian Revolution and on April 30, 1918 the region became a part of the Turkestan ASSR.
Administrative division
As of 1897, the Fergana Oblast was divided into 5 uyezds:
| Uyezd | Uyezd city (pop.) | Area, sq versta |
Population[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margelan | Novy Margelan (8,928) | 14069.1 | 321,860 |
| Andizhan | Andizhan (47,627) | 13333.2 | 360,267 |
| Kokand | Kokand (81,354) | 13212.6 | 364,658 |
| Namangan | Namangan (62,017) | 15273.4 | 363,789 |
| Osh | Osh (34,157) | 65252.7 | 161,640 |
Demographics
As of 1897, 1,572,214 people populated the oblast. Turkic speaking Sarts (Today called Uzbeks) constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities consisted of Kyrgyz and Tajiks. Total Turkic speaking were 1.439,989 (91,6% of the total population of the oblast).
References
- demoscope.ru 1897 census results.
- http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/emp_lan_97_uezd.php?reg=930