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Andijan
The eastern end of the Fergana Valley and the birthplace of Babur, who left in his teens, founded the Mughal Empire in India, and spent the rest of his life writing about how much he missed it.
- Administrative centre
- Andijan
- Area
- 4,303 km²
What to see
Babur Memorial Park
A hilltop memorial above the city, with soil brought from his grave in Kabul.
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Jome Complex
A 19th-century mosque and madrasah with a long carved-wood colonnade.
Andijan Music and Drama Theatre
A columned theatre in the city centre, staging Uzbek musical drama.
Alisher Navoi Park
The city's central park of culture and leisure, shaded by old plane trees.
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All Saints Church, Andijan
A small Orthodox church on a quiet street, with an iconostasis inside.
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