Fergana Oblast Ферганская область (Russian) | |
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 Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in the Russian Empire as of 1914 | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Governorate-General | Turkestan |
| Established | 1876 |
| Abolished | 1917 |
| Capital | Skobelev (modern-dayFergana) |
| Area | |
• Total | 160,141 km2 (61,831 sq mi) |
| Population (1897) | |
• Total | 1,572,214 |
| • Density | 9.81769/km2 (25.4277/sq mi) |
TheFergana Oblast[a] was anoblast (province) of theRussian Empire. It roughly corresponded to most of present-dayFergana Valley. It was created in 1876 when the territories of the formerKhanate of Kokand were annexed to Russia (except for the oblasts ofSyr-Darya Oblast andSemirechye 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-dayFergana).
The Oblast was disbanded after the Russian Revolution and on April 30, 1918 the region became a part of theTurkestan ASSR.
As of 1897, the Fergana Oblast was divided into 5uyezds:
| Uyezd | Uyezd city (pop.) | Area, versta2 | Population[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fergana | 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. TurkifiedSarts (a name used forTajiks) constituted the majority of the population. Significant minorities includedKyrgyz andTajiks. 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% |
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