Özgön
Өзгөн
Uzgen
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12th century Karakhanid mausoleum in Özgön
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| Coordinates: 40°46′N 73°18′E / 40.767°N 73.300°E / 40.767; 73.300 | |
| Country |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Osh Region |
| District | Özgön |
| Elevation | 1,029 m (3,375 ft) |
| Population
(2021)[1]
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| • Total | 62,802 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (KGT) |
Özgön (Kyrgyz: Өзгөн)[2]orUzgen (Russian: Узген)[3] (from Sogdian Uzkand ("city of the Uz ")[4] is a town in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. It is a city of district significance and the seat of Özgön District.[2] Its population was 62,802 in 2021.[1]
The town is mentioned in Chinese annals of the second century BC. It was one of the capitals of the Karakhanids, who called it Mavarannahr and left three well-preserved mausolea. Özgön became the abode of Muhammad b. Nasr during the Kara-Khanid split into two branches.
Accounts of Özgön were found in the works of Arab writers like Al-Muqaddasi and Ibn Hawqal in the 10th century.[5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1970 | 23,113 | — |
| 1979 | 29,214 | +2.64% |
| 1989 | 34,167 | +1.58% |
| 1999 | 41,497 | +1.96% |
| 2009 | 49,410 | +1.76% |
| 2021 | 62,802 | +2.02% |
| Note: resident population; Sources:[6][1] | ||
Özgön is located at the far eastern end of the Ferghana Valley,[7] upstream of the point where the Kara-Darya enters the valley. It is 30 miles northeast of Osh, and 20 miles southeast of Jalal-Abad on the banks of the Kara-Darya, on its right side.[8]
Özgön has a hot summer Mediterranean continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dsa). Summers are hot and dry. Precipitation occurs mostly in winter and its adjacent months.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
18 (64) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.9 (1.61) |
51.2 (2.02) |
77.8 (3.06) |
86.3 (3.40) |
71.9 (2.83) |
38 (1.5) |
19.6 (0.77) |
10.9 (0.43) |
12.6 (0.50) |
54.9 (2.16) |
54.6 (2.15) |
40.7 (1.60) |
559.4 (22.02) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 73.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77.3 | 74.9 | 66.6 | 56.8 | 51.8 | 44.6 | 46.1 | 50 | 52.8 | 60.2 | 69 | 77.9 | 60.7 |
| Source: "The Climate of Uzgen". Weatherbase. Retrieved 31 July 2014. | |||||||||||||
One of the middle/high schools of Özgön was named after him.
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