Fergana Oblast
Ферганская область
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Coat of arms | |
Location in the Russian Empire as of 1914
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| Country | Russian Empire |
| Governorate-General | Turkestan |
| Established | 1876 |
| Abolished | 1917 |
| Capital | Skobelev (modern-day Fergana) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 160,141 km2 (61,831 sq mi) |
| Population
(1897)
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| • Total | 1,572,214 |
| • Density | 9.8/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).
The Oblast was disbanded after the Russian Revolution and on April 30, 1918 the region became a part of the Turkestan ASSR.
As of 1897, the Fergana Oblast was divided into 5 uyezds:
| Uyezd | Uyezd city (pop.) | Area, versta2 |
Population[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margelan | Novy Margelan (8,928) | 14,069.1 | 321,860 |
| Andizhan | Andizhan (47,627) | 13,333.2 | 360,267 |
| Kokand | Kokand (81,354) | 13,212.6 | 364,658 |
| Namangan | Namangan (62,017) | 15,273.4 | 363,789 |
| Osh | Osh (34,157) | 65,252.7 | 161,640 |
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).
| Group[2] | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Sarts | 788,989 | 50.2% |
| Unspecified Turkic dialects | 261,234 | 16.6% |
| Kyrgyz | 201,579 | 12.8% |
| Uzbeks | 153,780 | 9.8% |
| Tajiks | 114,081 | 7.3% |
| Uyghurs | 14,915 | 0.9% |
| Karakalpaks | 11,056 | 0.7% |
| Russians | 8,140 | 0.5% |
| Kipchak | 7,584 | 0.5% |
| Jews | 1,378 | ... |
| TOTAL | 1,572,214 | 100% |
40°31′43″N 70°56′33″E / 40.5286°N 70.9425°E / 40.5286; 70.9425
