Navoi Square (Uzbek: Navoiy maydoni) is an area in the city centre of Andijan, Uzbekistan. It was originally named Bobur Square, after Babur, the founder of the Mughal dynasty. On 13 May 2005, it was the site of the Andijan Massacre. [1]
Andijan, also spelt Andijon and formerly romanized as Andizhan, is a city in Uzbekistan. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Andijan Region. Andijan is a district-level city with an area of 74 km2 (29 sq mi). Andijan is the most densely populated city with density of 10,000 people/km2 and it had 747,800 inhabitants in 2024. Andijan is located in a tense border region at the south-eastern edge of the Fergana Valley near Uzbekistan's border with Kyrgyzstan.
Osh is the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country. It is often referred to as the "capital of the south". It is the oldest city in the country and has served as the administrative center of Osh Region since 1939. The city has an ethnically mixed population of 322,164 in 2021, comprising Kyrgyz, Uzbeks, Ukrainians, Koreans, and other smaller ethnic groups.
Soghlom Avlod Stadium — The stadium is located in Andijan, Uzbekistan. Various sports competitions and football matches are held in this stadium. It seats 18,360 spectators.
Qoʻrgʻontepa District is a district of Andijan Region, Uzbekistan. The capital of the district is the city Qoʻrgʻontepa. The district was established on September 29, 1926. It has an area of 460 km2 (180 sq mi) and it had 222,100 inhabitants in 2022.
On 13 May 2005, protests erupted in Andijan, Uzbekistan. At one point, troops from the Uzbek National Security Service (SNB) fired into a crowd of protesters. Estimates of those killed on 13 May range from 187, the official count of the government, to several hundred. A defector from the SNB alleged that 1,500 were killed. The bodies of many of those who died were allegedly hidden in mass graves following the massacre.
Galima Bukharbaeva is an Uzbek journalist known for her reporting on state authoritarianism and her eyewitness account of the 2005 Andijan massacre.
Andijan District is a district of Andijan Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the town Kuyganyor. It has an area of 370 km2 (140 sq mi) and it had 273,800 inhabitants in 2022.
Asaka is a district of Andijan Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at Asaka. It has an area of 270 km2 (100 sq mi) and it had 340,000 inhabitants in 2022.
Baliqchi is a district of Andijan Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at Baliqchi. It has an area of 340 km2 (130 sq mi) and it had 207,100 inhabitants in 2022.
Boʻston District is a district of Andijan Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at Boʻz. It has an area of 200 km2 (77 sq mi) and it had 74,800 inhabitants in 2022.
Buloqboshi is a district of Andijan Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at Buloqboshi. It has an area of 180 km2 (69 sq mi) and it had 147,000 inhabitants in 2022.
Izboskan is a district of Andijan Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Paytug. It has an area of 280 km2 (110 sq mi) and it had 245,600 inhabitants in 2022.
Jalaquduq District is a district of Andijan Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Jalaquduq. It has an area of 370 km2 (140 sq mi) and it had 191,400 inhabitants in 2022.
Xoʻjaobod is a tuman (district) of Andijan Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Xoʻjaobod. It has an area of 230 km2 (89 sq mi) and it had 114,100 inhabitants in 2022.
Marhamat is a district of Andijan Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Marhamat. It has an area of 320 km2 (120 sq mi) and it had 178,700 inhabitants in 2022.
Paxtaobod District is a district of Andijan Region in Uzbekistan. It is bordered with Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at the city Paxtaobod. It has an area of 260 km2 (100 sq mi) and it had 199,900 inhabitants in 2022.
Shahrixon District is a tuman (district) of Andijan Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Shahrixon. It has an area of 290 km2 (110 sq mi) and it had 310,000 inhabitants in 2022.
Ulugʻnor District is a district of Andijan Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the town Oqoltin. It has an area of 420 km2 (160 sq mi) and it had 61,800 inhabitants in 2022.
Andijan State Medical Institute (ASMI) is an institute and research center in Uzbekistan, founded in 1955.
Kal'a complex is located in Uzbekistan, in the town of Andijan at 40°45'30.3"N 72°22'12.7"E. It was built in 1880–1881 as a military fortress for troops of the Russian Empire. At present the department of manuscripts of works museum of literature and art of Andijan region is functioning here. Complex of national park named after Babur - Bog'i Bobur.