Kokand
city in Fergana Province in eastern Uzbekistan, formerly the seat of an independent emirate
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Summary
Kokand is a human settlement[1]. Kokand ranks in the top 0.52% of human settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,063 views/month, #186 of 35,923).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Fergana Region[3]
- Country: Uzbekistan[4]
- Instance of: city[5]
- Official language: Uzbek[6]
- Postal code: 150700[7]
- Commons category: Kokand[8]
- Located in time zone: UTC+05:00[9]
- Official website: http://kokand.uz/[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kokand[11]
- Population: 252,731[12], 84,645[13], 105,082[14], 133,131[15], 152,776[16], 182,073[17], 81,354[18], 239,900[19], 246,900[20], 175,000[21], 139,000[22], 68,400[23], 206,000[24]
- Time of earliest written record: 901[25]
- Office held by head of government: hokim[26]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[29], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[32]
- Capital of: Khanate of Kokand[33]
- Official name: Qo‘qon[34]
- Category for people born here: Q8058519[35]
- Category for people who died here: Q32371547[36]
- Native label: Qo‘qon, Қўқон[37]
- Category for people buried here: Q32392721[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kokand[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 409 m[40]
- Area: 40 km²[41]
- World Heritage criteria: (ii)[42]
Why It Matters
Kokand has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Kokand is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]