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Fergana

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Fergana or Ferghana , city (1989 pop. 200,373), capital of Fergana region, E Uzbekistan, in the Fergana Valley. The marketing center of a large oasis area, it has silk, cotton, and artificial fiber industries. Oil, coal, and uranium ore lie in the area. Founded in 1876 by the Russians as Novy Margelan, the city was renamed (1907) Skobelev and later (1924) Fergana. Author not available, FERGANA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Fergana Valley
...Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. The Fergana Range (part of the Tian Shan system) rises...borders the valley in the southeast. The Fergana Valley, consisting partly of the very...irrigation network is linked by the Great Fergana and South Fergana canals. Major cities... Read more

Fergana Valley
or Fergana Basin Large valley, western Central Asia. It is mainly in eastern Uzbekistan and partly in...ruled it from the late 18th century until it was absorbed by the Russian Empire in 1876. Fergana Valley Fergana Valley Fergana Valley Read more

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	Inside the valley of fear; Tension in Central Asia.(Uzbekistan's government confronts the militants in the Fergana valley)(terrorist threat in Uzbekistan)(Brief Article) ; ...government confronts the militants THE Fergana valley is sometimes called the tinderbox...soldiers. For Uzbekistan's government, the Fergana valley is a big worry. The Soviet Union...and Tajikistan, which share parts of the Fergana valley. The group is accused of having... Read more
	The World Bank is set to almost double aid to Kyrgyzstan in order to reduce the danger from radioactive-waste sites that threaten Central Asia's densely populated Fergana Valley.(Kyrgyzstan)(Brief Article) ; ...aid to Kyrgyzstan in order to reduce the danger from radioactive-waste sites that threaten Central Asia's densely populated Fergana Valley. Kyrgyzstan inherited several radioactive dumps from the Soviet nuclear industry. Sites in the southern town of Mayluu-S... Read more
	Polvorin en el valle de Fergana.(Internacional) ; ...sermones islamistas que incitan al odio y la represión estatal, que podría extenderse a países vecinos. El Valle de Fergana, una de las regiones más fértiles de Asia Central, se encuentra en gran parte situado en Uzbequistán, aunque... Read more
	Amid reforms, Muslims still under fire in Fergana Valley: Critics say that Uzbek government policies are pushing even moderates toward radicalism.(World) ; ...the region. The crucible of that radicalism is the fertile Fergana Valley, ringed by jagged mountain ridges, and bordered by three...Soviet states - Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, and Tajikistan. The Fergana Valley has a centuries-long tradition of independent Islamic... Read more
	Clean-up for Fergana refinery, Uzbekistan. ; ...million for the rehabilitation of the Fergana oil refinery of Uzbekneftegaz, the National...of Uzbekistan. The refinery is in the Fergana Valley, some 240 km east of Tashkent...the most densely populated part of the Fergana Valley . The EBRD told HAZNEWS that there... Read more
	Central Asia's Islamist crucible: As Muslims began observing Ramadan this week, an insurgency simmered in an impoverished region.(World) ; ...rises like an inspiration from the fertile Fergana Valley. This area of Kyrgyzstan - once...set off alarm bells, since the volatile Fergana is where the three ex-Soviet Central Asian...Long considered a religious hotbed, the Fergana Valley is a strategic crucible of different... Read more
	Technip Gets Revamp Contract in Uzbekistan.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included) ; Fergana Azot (Fergana, Uzbekistan) has awarded Technip affiliate Krebs- Speichim a E25-million...year sodium chlorate and 12,000-m.t./year magnesium chlorate unit at Fergana. The sodium chlorate plant uses the Krebs-Speichim technology; the magnesium... Read more
	Letter From Uzbekistan.(Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan ) ; ...main overland route into Central Asia's Fergana Valley is the two-lane A373 highway in...is designed to correct: Central Asia's Fergana Valley may very well be the crucible for...unemployment are rampant. Even within the devout Fergana Valley, Namangan is regarded as a place... Read more
	Into the Valley ; Some say the Fergana Valley is a hotbed of extremism. But Russia...international relations perspective, is the Fergana Valley region-a recent destination as...Instead, we bought single air tickets to Fergana, the next major town down the valley and... Read more
	Uzbek fighting leaves 11 more dead, witnesses say ; FERGANA, Uzbekistan - Eight Uzbek soldiers and three Islamic militants died in a clash near the Kyrgyz border Sunday and more than...important U.S. military outpost. The explosions of pent-up anger have now hit at least two Uzbek border towns in the volatile Fergana Valley. As many as 500 people reportedly were ... Read more

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	UZBEKISTAN: "FERGANA TEXTILE COMBINE" TO BE MODERNIZED AT COST OF $118.1 MILLION.(by Japanese Bank for International Cooperation, National Bank of Trade)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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