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Region
Namangan
The northern shoulder of the Fergana Valley, known for its flower growing and for Chust — a small town whose hand-forged knives and embroidered skullcaps are recognised nationwide.
- Administrative centre
- Namangan
- Area
- 7,900 km²
What to see
Chust knife workshops
Knives forged and inlaid by hand, in a trade passed down within families.
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Mullah Kyrgyz Madrasah
An early-1900s madrasah, one of the region's finest brick buildings.
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Namangan flower gardens
The city's long-standing horticultural reputation, at its peak in spring.
Akhsikent
Ruins of the medieval capital of the Fergana Valley, on a bluff above the Syr Darya.
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Khoja Amin Mausoleum
An 18th-century mausoleum in Namangan faced with carved, glazed terracotta.
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Is'hoqxon Ibrat House Museum
Ibrat's home at Toʻraqoʻrgʻon, now a museum at the heart of his memorial complex.
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