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Region

Andijan

The eastern end of the Fergana Valley and the birthplace of Babur, who left in his teens, founded the Mughal Empire in India, and spent the rest of his life writing about how much he missed it.

Administrative centre
Andijan
Area
4,303 km²

What to see

  • Babur Memorial Park

    A hilltop memorial above the city, with soil brought from his grave in Kabul.

  • Jome Complex

    A 19th-century mosque and madrasah with a long carved-wood colonnade.

  • Andijan Bazaar

    One of the valley's busiest markets, at its liveliest on Sundays.