Place:Namangan, Uzbekistan

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NameNamangan
Alt namesNamangansource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeProvince
Located inUzbekistan
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Charkesar
Chartak
Chust
Dzhamashuy
Karaskan
Kasansay
Namangan ( 1350 - )
Pap
Pungan
Shakhand
Tergauchi
Uygursay
Varzik
Yangikurgan
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Namangan Region (/Наманган вилояти, نەمەنگەن ۋىلايەتى; , Namanganskaya oblast) is one of the regions of Uzbekistan, located in the southern part of the Fergana Valley in far eastern part of the country. It is on the right bank of Syr Darya River and borders with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Tashkent Region, Fergana Region, and Andijan Region. It covers an area of 7,440 km2.[1] The population is estimated to be 2,931,056 (2022), with 35% of the population living in rural areas. The great river Syrdarya, the main waterway in Central Asia, starts in the territory of Namangan. Syrdarya is formed from inflows of the rivers Naryn and Kara Darya. The Namangan region is very rich in various natural resources. In particular, the region extracts oil in Mingbulak District and big gold and diamond deposits have been discovered in Kosonsoy and Pop Districts. There are also large deposits of uranium, silver, aluminum, tungsten, iron, copper, granite, and marble, among others. There are two big mountain tunnels connecting the Fergana valley with the inner city area and other regions of the country, located in the territory of Namangan.

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