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| | Fergana Valley Travel Guide Fergana History Fergana |
 | | Major cities of the valley include Fergana, Kokand, Andijan, and Namangan, in Uzbekistan; Khudjand, in Tajikistan; and Osh, in Kyrgyzstan; many of them are connected by a circular rail line, which also has spurs serving the mining settlements on the valley's periphery. |
 | | Early in the 16th century, it was over-run by the Uzbeks, who established the Khanate of Kokand. |
 | | During the Russian civil war, the valley was the center of the anti-Bolshevik Autonomous Turkistan Government, with Kokand as its capital. |
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