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Kokand (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 31 43 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.5280 decimal degrees |
| Long: 070 56 33 E degrees minutes |
Long: 70.9420 decimal degrees |
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Note: City in eastern Uzbekistan, located in the western portion of the Fergana Valley. From the 10th century CE, the ancient town of Khavakend lay on the site of present-day Kokand, along the Silk Road trade route westward from China and India. Khavakend was destroyed in the Mongol invasion, but was rebuilt in 1732 from a pre-existing fort and became the capital of the khanate of Kokand. Under khan control, the city flourished as a religious and trade center. Rivalries between the Kokand and Bukharan khanates persisted, and both were unable to defeat the Russians, who captured the majority of the region by 1866. A Muslim government was established in Kokand in opposition to Russian rule, but it was suppressed in 1918. Major industries of Kokand are textiles, food and chemicals. |
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| Qo̔qon (preferred,C,V)
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| Qŭqon (C,V)
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| Kokand (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Khokand (C,V)
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| Khoqand (C,V)
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| קוקנד (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Kharakand (H,V)
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| Khavakend (H,V)
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Kokand (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was a thriving center by the 10th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| religious center (C) |
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there are over 300 mosques here & in the surrounding valley |
| educational center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of khanate of Kokand, 1740-1876 |
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(World) [7031416] |
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