Kokand (also Khoqand, Quqon or Qo'qon) is a city on the southwestern edge of the Ferghana Valley in Uzbekistan.
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Kokand is a trading city on the Silk Road, at a junction where a route going north to Tashkent branches off the main trail from Samarkand through the Ferghana Valley and over a pass to Kashgar. It has existed for at least a thousand years. The city's glory days were 1709-1876 when it ruled the Kokand Kanate, which included parts of what are now four countries. The Russians put an end to that. Yakub Beg, who was born near Kokand and started his career in the Khan's army, built a kingdom around Kashgar and ruled much of what is now Xinjiang in the late 19th century, but Chinese forces ended that. The population was 260,000 in 2022.
At one time, Kokand had over 300 mosques; some of those survive. 1 Palace of Khudáyár Khán. Only nineteen of the palace's original 113 rooms survive; they are now a museum. 50,000 som. (updated Jun 2025) 2 Khamza Museum. dedicated to Kokand’s Soviet poet and hero Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi. (updated Feb 2016) 3 Jummi Mosque. The Jummi Mosque, built 1800-1812, is large enough to hold 10,000 worshippers. 35,000 som. (updated Jun 2026) 4 Amin Bag Madrassah. Built in 1830 and restored in 1913, the madrassah was closed under the Soviets and reopened in 1991. A carved wooden gate leads to the main courtyard with colored tiled walls (updated Feb 2016) 5 Dasturkhanci Madrassah.
1 Markhabor Teahouse. (updated Feb 2016) 2 Ghuldasta Teahouse. (updated Feb 2016)
Although Kokand's tap water is delicious (seriously), you're probably better off drinking bottled water.
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In Oct, Kokand typically sees ~24°C daytime highs and 2 rainy days.
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