Fergana Oblast

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Fergana Oblast
Ферганская область (Russian)
Oblast
Coat of arms of Fergana Oblast 1890.svg
Coat of arms
Ferghana in Russian Empire (1914).svg
Location in the Russian Empire as of 1914
Country Russian Empire
Governorate-General Turkestan
Established1876
Abolished1917
CapitalSkobelev
(modern-day Fergana)
Area
 • Total
160,141 km2 (61,831 sq mi)
Population
 (1897)
 • Total
1,572,214
 • Density9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)

The Fergana Oblast [a] was an oblast (province) of the Russian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-day Fergana Valley. It was created in 1876 when the territories of the former Khanate of Kokand were annexed to Russia (except for the oblasts of Syr-Darya Oblast and Semirechye Oblast, which were part of the khanate before Russian conquest between 1853 and 1865). Its administrative center was the city of Skobelev (which is in modern-day Fergana).

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The Oblast was disbanded after the Russian Revolution and on April 30, 1918 the region became a part of the Turkestan ASSR.

Administrative division

As of 1897, the Fergana Oblast was divided into 5 uyezds:

UyezdUyezd city (pop.)Area,
versta 2		Population [1]
Fergana Novy Margelan (8,928)14,069.1321,860
Andizhan Andizhan (47,627)13,333.2360,267
Kokand Kokand (81,354)13,212.6364,658
Namangan Namangan (62,017)15,273.4363,789
Osh Osh (34,157)65,252.7161,640

Demographics

As of 1897, 1,572,214 people populated the oblast. Turkified Sarts (a name used for Tajiks) constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities included Kyrgyz and Tajiks. The total Turkic-speaking population numbered 1,439,989 (91.6% of the total population of the oblast).

Ethnic groups in 1897

Group [2] NumberPercentage
Sarts 788,98950.2%
Unspecified Turkic dialects261,23416.6%
Kyrgyz 201,57912.8%
Uzbeks 153,7809.8%
Tajiks 114,0817.3%
Uyghurs 14,9150.9%
Karakalpaks 11,0560.7%
Russians 8,1400.5%
Kipchak 7,5840.5%
Jews 1,378...
TOTAL1,572,214100%

Notes

  1. ↑
    • Russian: Ферга́нская о́бласть, romanized: Fergánskaya óblastʼ
    • Uzbek: Fargʻona viloyati

References

  1. ↑ demoscope.ru 1897 census results.
  2. ↑ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей".

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