Andizhan
(andIzhan´, endyejän´)
or Andizhan , city (1991
pop. 298,000), capital
of Andijan region, Uzbekistan,
in the Fergana Valley,
on the Andijan-Say River.
It is an industrial
center in an irrigated
area that produces fruits,
cotton, and silk. The
city is traversed by
numerous irrigation
canals. It was a major
stop on the caravan
route between the Persian
and Chinese empires.
It was seized by Russia
in 1876.
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