Özgön Explained

Official Name:Özgön
Native Name:Өзгөн
Other Name:Uzgen
Pushpin Map:Kyrgyzstan#West Asia#Asia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kyrgyzstan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Kyrgyzstan
Subdivision Name1:Osh Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Özgön
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:62802
Timezone:KGT
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:40.7667°N 91°W
Elevation Ft:3375
Postal Code:715520

Özgön (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Өзгөн) or Uzgen (Russian: Узген) (from Sogdian Uzkand ("city of the Uz ")[1] is a town in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. It is a city of district significance and the seat of Özgön District.[2] Its population was 62,802 in 2021.

History

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.[3]

Geography

Özgön is located at the far eastern end of the Ferghana Valley,[4] upstream of the point where the Kara-Darya enters the valley. It is 30 miles northeast of Osh, and 20 miles southeast of Jalal-Abad on the banks of the Kara-Darya, on its right side.[5]

Climate

Özgön has a hot summer Mediterranean continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dsa). Summers are hot and dry. Precipitation occurs mostly in winter and its adjacent months.

Famous people

One of the middle/high schools of Özgön was named after him.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Room, Adrian (2006). Placenames of the World: Origins and Meanings of the Names for 6,600 Countries, Cities, Territories, Natural Features and Historic Sites (2nd ed.). London: McFarland. p. 330. ISBN 978-0-7864-2248-7.
  2. Web site: Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic. ky. May 2021. National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 59.
  3. Book: David Nicolle. Saracen Strongholds AD 630-1050: The Middle East and Central Asia. 2008. Osprey Publishing. 978-1-84603-115-1. 46–.
  4. Book: Jonathan Bloom. Sheila Blair. Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture: Three-Volume Set. 14 May 2009. OUP USA. 978-0-19-530991-1. 2–.
  5. Book: Timur Beisembiev. The Life of Alimqul: A Native Chronicle of Nineteenth Century Central Asia. 19 December 2013. Routledge. 978-1-136-81997-1. 58–.