Kokand (English spelling) Kokand

Japanese: コーカンド - こーかんど(英語表記)Коканд/Kokand
Kokand (English spelling) Kokand

A city in Fergana Province, Republic of Uzbekistan. It is located in the western part of the Fergana Basin, downstream of the Sokh River. It has a population of 206,100 (estimated in 2001), and an urban area of ​​248,740 (estimated in 2019). It is a junction of the railway and road leading to Tashkent, and the Great Fergana Canal passes through the south of the city. It appeared in history in the 10th century as a caravan route from China. It was destroyed by the Mongol invasion in the 13th century, but was rebuilt in the early 18th century, and the independent government of Kokand Khanate was established, becoming a center of cotton and silk trade. It was occupied by Russian troops in 1876. After the establishment of the Soviet regime, it became a center of the cotton industry equipped with modern machinery, and the food industry, such as butter, also flourished. In addition, the chemical industry, such as oils and fats, pesticides, superphosphate fertilizer, and sulfuric acid, petroleum refining, and electrical industry are also developing.

[Shuji Yamashita]

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Japanese:

ウズベキスタン共和国フェルガナ州の都市。フェルガナ盆地西部、ソーフ川の下流にある。人口20万6100(2001推計)、都市圏24万8740(2019推計)。タシケントに通じる鉄道、自動車道路の分岐点で、市の南方を大フェルガナ運河が通る。中国からの隊商路として10世紀に歴史に登場した。13世紀にはモンゴル軍の侵入によって壊滅したが、18世紀の初頭に再建されて、独立政権コーカンド・ハン国を樹立し、綿、絹の取引の中心地となった。1876年にはロシア軍に占領された。ソビエト政権樹立後は、近代的機械を備えた綿工業のセンターとなり、バターなどの食品工業も盛んになった。さらに油脂、農薬、過リン酸肥料、硫酸などの化学工業、石油精製、電気工業部門でも発展しつつある。

[山下脩二]

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