Özgön
Özgön (Kyrgyz: Өзгөн)[2] or Uzgen (Russian: Узген)[3] 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.[1]
Özgön
Өзгөн Uzgen | |
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 12th century Karakhanid mausoleum in Özgön | |
  Özgön Location in Kyrgyzstan  Özgön Özgön (West and Central Asia)  Özgön Özgön (Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′N 73°18′E | |
| Country |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Osh Region |
| District | Özgön |
| Elevation | 1,029 m (3,375 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 62,802 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (KGT) |
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.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,113 | — |
| 1979 | 29,214 | +2.64% |
| 1989 | 34,167 | +1.58% |
| 1999 | 41,497 | +1.96% |
| 2009 | 49,410 | +1.76% |
| 2021 | 62,802 | +2.02% |
| Note: resident population; Sources:[5][1] | ||
Geography
Özgön is located at the far eastern end of the Ferghana Valley,[6] 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.[7]
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.
| Climate data for Özgön | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
18 (64) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.9 (1.61) |
51.2 (2.02) |
77.8 (3.06) |
86.3 (3.40) |
71.9 (2.83) |
38 (1.5) |
19.6 (0.77) |
10.9 (0.43) |
12.6 (0.50) |
54.9 (2.16) |
54.6 (2.15) |
40.7 (1.60) |
559.4 (22.02) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 73.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77.3 | 74.9 | 66.6 | 56.8 | 51.8 | 44.6 | 46.1 | 50 | 52.8 | 60.2 | 69 | 77.9 | 60.7 |
| Source: "The Climate of Uzgen". Weatherbase. Retrieved 31 July 2014. | |||||||||||||
Famous people
- Salizhan Sharipov, born in 1964, astronaut
One of the middle/high schools of Özgön was named after him.
References
- "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
- "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. p. 59.
- Узген in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978 (in Russian)
- David Nicolle (2008). Saracen Strongholds AD 630-1050: The Middle East and Central Asia. Osprey Publishing. pp. 46–. ISBN 978-1-84603-115-1.
- "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Osh Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 201.
- Jonathan Bloom; Sheila Blair (14 May 2009). Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture: Three-Volume Set. OUP USA. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-0-19-530991-1.
- Timur Beisembiev (19 December 2013). The Life of Alimqul: A Native Chronicle of Nineteenth Century Central Asia. Routledge. pp. 58–. ISBN 978-1-136-81997-1.
External links
- ÖZGÄND, Encyclopædia Iranica
Populated places in Özgön District, Osh Region | ||
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Seat: Özgön | ||
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