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Uzgen

Also known as Özgön

Uzgen is a town in the Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan, in the eastern Fergana Valley. In the eleventh and twelfth centuries it was a capital and royal burial place of the Kara-Khanid dynasty, and a brick minaret and three richly decorated mausoleums from that period survive. Located on routes between Fergana and Kashgar, it remains a market town known for its rice.

Uzgen
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Uzgen. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/uzgen
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